The Message Bible MSG
World English Bible WEB
1 I'm ready, God, so ready, ready from head to toe. Ready to sing, ready to raise a God-song:
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<<A Song. A Psalm by David.>> My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
2 "Wake, soul! Wake, lute! Wake up, you sleepyhead sun!"
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Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.
3 I'm thanking you, God, out in the streets, singing your praises in town and country.
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I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.
4 The deeper your love, the higher it goes; every cloud's a flag to your faithfulness.
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For your lovingkindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
5 Soar high in the skies, O God! Cover the whole earth with your glory!
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Be exalted, God, above the heavens, Let your glory be over all the earth.
6 And for the sake of the one you love so much, reach down and help me - answer me!
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That your beloved may be delivered, Save with your right hand, and answer us.
7 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.
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God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead's in my pocket, to say nothing of Manasseh. Ephraim's my hard hat, Judah my hammer.
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Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.
9 Moab's a scrub bucket - I mop the floor with Moab, Spit on Edom, rain fireworks all over Philistia."
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Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia."
10 Who will take me to the thick of the fight? Who'll show me the road to Edom?
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Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?
11 You aren't giving up on us, are you, God? refusing to go out with our troops?
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Haven't you rejected us, God? You don't go forth, God, with our armies.
12 Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless.
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Give us help against the enemy, For the help of man is vain.
13 In God we'll do our very best; he'll flatten the opposition for good.
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Through God, we will do valiantly. For it is he who will tread down our enemies.