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God Praised and Supplicated to Give Victory.
A Song, a Psalm of David.
1 APs 57:7-11; 108:1-5My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my 1Lit glorysoul.
2 Awake, harp and lyre;
I will awaken the dawn!
3 I will give thanks to You, O Loʀᴅ, among the peoples,
And I will sing praises to You among the nations.
4 For Your ANum 14:18; Deut 7:9; Ps 36:5; 100:5; Mic 7:18-20lovingkindness is great BPs 113:4above the heavens,
And Your truth reaches to the skies.
5 APs 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
And Your glory above all the earth.
6 APs 60:5-12; 108:6-13That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and answer me!
7 God has spoken in His 1Or sanctuaryholiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out Shechem
And measure out the valley of Succoth.
8 “Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the 1Lit protectionhelmet of My head;
AGen 49:10Judah is My 2Or lawgiverscepter.
9 “Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Over Philistia I will shout aloud.”
10 APs 60:9Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who 1Or has ledwill lead me to Edom?
11 Have not You Yourself, O God, APs 44:9rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?
12 Oh give us help against the adversary,
13 1Or In or WithThrough God we will do valiantly,
And AIs 60:12; 63:1-4it is He who shall tread down our adversaries.