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O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Psalms 108:1 « A Song [or] Psalm of David. » O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Ver. 1. O God, my heart is fixed ] For Psa 108:1-5 of this psalm, see the notes on Psalms 57:7-11 . And for Psalms 108:6-13 , see the notes on Psalms 60:5-12 .
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Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
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I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
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For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
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Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
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That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
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God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
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Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
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Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
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Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
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Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
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Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.