Psalm 108
Psalm 108
BISHOPTHORPE  |  Same-Tune Hymns  |  Bible Passage
Author: 1650 Scottish Psalter
Musician: Jeremiah Clarke, 1673-1707

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 1  My heart is fixed, Lord; I will sing,
       and with my glory praise.
 2  Awake up psaltery and harp;
       myself I'll early raise.
 3  I'll praise thee 'mong the people, Lord;
       'mong nations sing will I:
 4  For above heav'n thy mercy's great,
       thy truth doth reach the sky.

 5  Be thou above the heavens, Lord,
       exalted gloriously;
    Thy glory all the earth above
       be lifted up on high.
 6  That those who thy belovèd are
       deliverèd may be,
    O do thou save with thy right hand,
       and answer give to me.

 7  God in his holiness hath said,
       Herein I will take pleasure;
    Shechem I will divide, and forth
       will Succoth's valley measure.
 8  Gilead I claim as mine by right;
        Manasseh mine shall be;
    Ephraim is of my head the strength;
        Judah gives laws for me;

 9  Moab's my washing-pot; my shoe
       I'll over Edom throw;
    Over the land of Palestine
       I will in triumph go.
10  O who is he will bring me to
       the city fortified?
    O who is he that to the land
        of Edom will me guide?

11  O God, thou who hadst cast us off,
        this thing wilt thou not do?
    And wilt not thou, ev'n thou, O God,
        forth with our armies go?
12  Do thou from trouble give us help,
       for helpless is man's aid.
13  Through God we shall do valiantly;
       our foes he shall down tread.


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BIBLE PASSAGE:

1 ¶ O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
6 ¶ That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.