Psalms

Chapter 107

  1. 2

    A true heart, my God, a heart true to thy service; I will sing of thee and praise thee.

  2. 3

    Wake, my heart, wake, echoes of harp and viol; dawn shall find me watching.

  3. 4

    Let me give thanks, Lord, for all the world to hear it, sing psalms while the Gentiles listen,

  4. 5

    of thy mercy, high above heaven itself, of thy faithfulness, that reaches the clouds!

  5. 6

    O God, mount high above the heavens1 till thy glory overshadows the whole earth.

  6. 7

    Now bring aid to the men thou lovest, give our prayer answer, and lift thy right hand to save.

  7. 8

    God’s word came to us from his sanctuary: In triumph I will divide up Sichem, and parcel out the valley of Tents;

  8. 9

    to me Galaad, to me Manasses belongs; Ephraim is my helmet, Juda the staff I bear.

  9. 10

    Now Moab, too, shall be my drudge; over Edom I will claim my right; I will lead the Philistines away in triumph.

  10. 11

    Such was the oracle; but now who is to lead me on my march against this fortress, who is to find an entrance for me into Edom,

  11. 12

    when thou, O God, hast disowned us, and wilt not go into battle with our armies?

  12. 13

    It is thou that must deliver us from peril; vain is the help of man.

  13. 14

    Only through God can we fight victoriously; only he can trample our oppressors in the dust.