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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 is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!
2 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.
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Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake 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 give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4 Your great love reaches to the skies, your truth to the heavens.
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For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
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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That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer me!
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 promised in his holiness: “With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
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 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; upon Edom I cast my shoe; 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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Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
12 Help us fight the enemy. Human help is useless,
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Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!
13 but we can win with God's help. He will defeat our enemies.
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With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.