New Living Translation | NET Bible |
1My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart! | 1A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart. |
2Wake up, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song. | 2Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn! |
3I will thank you, LORD, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. | 3I will give you thanks before the nations, O LORD! I will sing praises to you before foreigners! |
4For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. | 4For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. |
5Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth. | 5Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth! |
6Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power. | 6Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe. |
7God has promised this by his holiness : “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth. | 7God has spoken in his sanctuary: "I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem, the valley of Succoth I will measure off. |
8Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings. | 8Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter. |
9But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.” | 9Moab is my wash basin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia." |
10Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom? | 10Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom? |
11Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies? | 11Have you not rejected us, O God? O God, you do not go into battle with our armies. |
12Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless. | 12Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile. |
13With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes. | 13By God's power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies. |
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