| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A song. A psalm of David. My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul. | 1My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! |
| 2Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. | 2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! |
| 3I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. | 3I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. |
| 4For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. | 4For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. |
| 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. | 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! |
| 6Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered. | 6That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer me! |
| 7God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth. | 7God has promised in his holiness: “With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth. |
| 8Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter. | 8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter. |
| 9Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph." | 9Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” |
| 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? | 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? |
| 11Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies? | 11Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies. |
| 12Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless. | 12Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! |
| 13With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies. | 13With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes. |
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