A Song or Psalm of David. 8,6,8,6 ^1My heart is fix'd, Lord; I will sing, and with my glory praise. ^2Awake up psaltery and harp; myself I'll early raise. ^3I'll praise thee mong the people, Lord; 'mong nations sing will I: ^4For above heav'n thy mercy's great, thy truth doth reach the sky. ^5Be thou above the heavens, Lord, exalted gloriously; Thy glory all the earth above be lifted up on high. ^6That those who thy beloved are delivered may be, O do thou save with thy right hand, and answer give to me. ^7God in his holiness hath said, Herein I will take pleasure; Shechem I will divide, and forth will Succoth's valley measure. ^8Gilead I claim as mine by right; Manasseh mine shall be; Ephraim is of my head the strength; Judah gives laws for me; ^9Moab's my washing-pot; my shoe I'll over Edom throw; Over the land of Palestine I will in triumph go. ^10O who is he will bring me to the city fortify'd? O who is he that to the land of Edom will me guide? ^11O God, thou who hadst cast us off, this thing wilt thou not do? And wilt not thou, ev'n thou, O God, forth with our armies go? ^12Do thou from trouble give us help, for helpless is man's aid. ^13Through God we shall do valiantly; our foes he shall down tread. |