The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 A song. A psalm of David: My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and make music with my glory.
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<A Song. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.
2 Awake, lute and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
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Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song.
3 I will thank you, ADONAI, among the peoples; I will make music to you among the nations.
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I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations.
4 For your grace is great, above heaven, and your truth, all the way to the skies.
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For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.
5 Be exalted, God, above heaven! May your glory be over all the earth,
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Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
6 in order that those you love can be rescued; so save with your right hand, and answer me!
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Let your right hand be stretched out for salvation, and give me an answer, so that your loved ones may be safe from danger.
7 God in his holiness spoke, and I took joy [in his promise]: "I will divide Sh'khem and determine the shares in the Sukkot Valley.
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This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gil'ad is mine and M'nasheh mine, Efrayim my helmet, Y'hudah my scepter.
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Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;
9 Mo'av is my washpot; on Edom I throw my shoe; Over P'leshet I shout in triumph."
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Moab is my washpot; on Edom is the resting-place of my shoe; over Philistia will I send out a glad cry.
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?
11 God, have you rejected us? You don't go out with our armies, God.
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Have you not sent us away from you, O God? and you go not out with our armies.
12 Help us against our enemy, for human help is worthless.
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Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.
13 With God's help we will fight valiantly, for he will trample our enemies.
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With God we will do great things; for by him will our haters be crushed underfoot.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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