¹A song, a psalm of David. I am determined, O God. I will sing and praise you with my whole heart. ²Awake, O stringed instrument and harp. I will wake up at dawn. ³I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord. I will sing praises to you before foreigners. ⁴For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. ⁵Rise up above the sky, O God. May your splendor cover the whole earth. ⁶Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe. ⁷God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Sukkoth I will measure off.⁸Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh. Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter. ⁹Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.” ¹⁰Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom? ¹¹Have you not rejected us, O God? O God, you do not go into battle with our armies. ¹²Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile. ¹³By God’s power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies.