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A Song. A Psalm by David [Beloved].
Context: David [Beloved] fights in many wars with success, the contemporary battle is not yet finished and the war’s end is not yet determined. (2 Sam 8)
1 My heart is steadfast, God.
I will sing zahmar ·musical praise· and I will give kavod ·weighty glory·.
2 Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.
3 I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you, Adonai, among the nations.
I will sing zahmar ·musical praise· to you among the peoples.
4 For your chesed ·loving-kindness· is great above the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens!
Let your kavod ·weighty glory· be over all the earth.
6 That your yadid ·beloved· may be delivered,
save with your right hand, and answer us.
7 God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph,
I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Sukkot.
8 Gilead is mine. Manasseh [Causing to forget] is mine.
Ephraim [Fruit] also is my helmet.
Judah [Praised] is my scepter.
9 Moab [From father] is my wash pot.
I will toss my sandal on Edom [Red].
I will shout over Philistia.”
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who has led me to Edom [Red]?
11 Haven’t you rejected us, God?
You don’t go out, God, with our armies.
12 Give us help against the enemy,
for the help of man is vain.
13 Through God, we will do valiantly.
For it is he who will tread down our enemies.