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1 God, my heart is steady. I will sing and praise you with all my being.
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My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.
2 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.
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Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
3 Lord, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing songs of praise about you to all the nations.
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I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
4 Your great love reaches to the skies, your truth to the heavens.
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For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
5 God, you are supreme above the skies. Let your glory be over all the earth.
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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
6 Answer us and save us by your power so the people you love will be rescued.
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Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.
7 God has said from his Temple, "When I win, I will divide Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth.
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God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
8 Gilead and Manasseh are mine. Ephraim is like my helmet. Judah holds my royal scepter.
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Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter.
9 Moab is like my washbowl. I throw my sandals at Edom. I shout at Philistia."
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Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
10 Who will bring me to the strong, walled city?
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Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
11 God, surely you have rejected us; you do not go out with our armies.
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Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies?
12 Help us fight the enemy. Human help is useless,
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Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.
13 but we can win with God's help. He will defeat our enemies.
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With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
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