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Psalm 108
A Plea for Victory
A song. A psalm of David.
1My heart is confident, God;
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being.108:1 Lit praises, even my glory108:1 Ps 59:17; 112:7
2Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.108:2 Jdg 5:12; Ps 33:2; 81:2
3I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.108:3 2Sm 22:50; Ps 9:11; 18:49
4For your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.108:4 Ps 36:5; 103:11; Lm 3:22–23
5God, be exalted above the heavens,108:5 Ps 113:4
and let your glory be over the whole earth.108:1–5 Ps 57:7–11
6Save with your right hand and answer me
so that those you love may be rescued.108:6 Ps 17:7; 20:6; 138:7

7God has spoken in his sanctuary:108:7 Or has promised by his holy nature
“I will celebrate!
I will divide up Shechem.108:7 Gn 12:6; 33:18
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.108:7 Gn 33:17
8Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine,
and Ephraim is my helmet;108:8 Dt 33:17; Jos 13:31
Judah is my scepter.108:8 Gn 49:10
9Moab is my washbasin;108:9 2Sm 8:2
I throw my sandal on Edom.108:9 2Sm 8:14
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”108:9 2Sm 8:1

10Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?108:10 Jr 1:18
11God, haven’t you rejected us?
God, you do not march out with our armies.108:11 Ps 44:9
12Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.108:12 Ps 146:3
13With God we will perform valiantly;108:13 Nm 24:18; Ps 44:5; 118:15–16
he will trample our foes.108:6–13 Ps 60:5–12