Common English Bible CEB
The Message Bible MSG
1 My heart is unwavering, God. I will sing and make music— yes, with my whole being!
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I'm ready, God, so ready, ready from head to toe. Ready to sing, ready to raise a God-song:
2 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake the dawn itself!
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"Wake, soul! Wake, lute! Wake up, you sleepyhead sun!"
3 I will give thanks to you, LORD, among all the peoples; I will make music to you among the nations,
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I'm thanking you, God, out in the streets, singing your praises in town and country.
4 because your faithful love is higher than heaven; your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
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The deeper your love, the higher it goes; every cloud's a flag to your faithfulness.
5 Exalt yourself, God, higher than heaven! Let your glory be over all the earth!
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Soar high in the skies, O God! Cover the whole earth with your glory!
6 Save me by your power and answer me so that the people you love might be rescued.
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And for the sake of the one you love so much, reach down and help me - answer me!
7 God has spoken in his sanctuary: "I will celebrate as I divide up Shechem and portion out the Succoth Valley.
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That's when God spoke in holy splendor: "Brimming over with joy, I make a present of Shechem, I hand out Succoth Valley as a gift.
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter.
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Gilead's in my pocket, to say nothing of Manasseh. Ephraim's my hard hat, Judah my hammer.
9 But Moab is my washbowl; I'll throw my shoe at Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia!
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Moab's a scrub bucket - I mop the floor with Moab, Spit on Edom, rain fireworks all over Philistia."
10 I wish someone would bring me to a fortified city! I wish someone would lead me to Edom!"
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Who will take me to the thick of the fight? Who'll show me the road to Edom?
11 But you have rejected us, God, haven't you? You, God, no longer accompany our armies.
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You aren't giving up on us, are you, God? refusing to go out with our troops?
12 Give us help against the enemy— human help is worthless.
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Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless.
13 With God we will triumph: God is the one who will trample our adversaries.
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In God we'll do our very best; he'll flatten the opposition for good.
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