Psalms 108

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108:1
שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃
A Song, a Psalm of David.
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108:2
נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים אָשִׁירָה וַאֲזַמְּרָה אַף־כְּבוֹדִי׃
My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.
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108:3
עוּרָה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָּׁחַר׃
Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.
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108:4
אוֹדְךָ בָעַמִּים יְהוָה וַאֲזַמֶּרְךָ בַּל־אֻמִּים׃
I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations.
108:5
כִּי־גָדוֹל מֵעַל־שָׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ וְעַד־שְׁחָקִים אֲמִתֶּךָ׃
For Thy mercy is great above the heavens, And Thy truth reacheth unto the skies.
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108:6
רוּמָה עַל־שָׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים וְעַל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶךָ׃
Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; And Thy glory be above all the earth.
108:7
לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ וַעֲנֵנִי׃
That Thy beloved may be delivered, Save with Thy right hand, and answer me.
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108:8
אֱלֹהִים דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ אֶעְלֹזָה אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּד׃
God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; That I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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108:9
לִי גִלְעָד לִי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם מָעוֹז רֹאשִׁי יְהוּדָה מְחֹקְקִי׃
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.
108:10
מוֹאָב סִיר רַחְצִי עַל־אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי עֲלֵי־פְלֶשֶׁת אֶתְרוֹעָע׃
Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Over Philistia do I cry aloud.
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108:11
מִי יֹבִלֵנִי עִיר מִבְצָר מִי נָחַנִי עַד־אֱדוֹם׃
Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?
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108:12
הֲלֹא־אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאֹתֵינוּ׃
Hast not Thou cast us off, O God? And Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts?
108:13
הָבָה־לָּנוּ עֶזְרָת מִצָּר וְשָׁוְא תְּשׁוּעַת אָדָם׃
Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
108:14
בֵּאלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָיִל וְהוּא יָבוּס צָרֵינוּ׃
Through God we shall do valiantly; For He it is that will tread down our adversaries.
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@MarsHillel

A remix of two earlier psalms

This psalm combines the second half of Psalm 57 with the second half of Psalm 60, essentially a remix of two earlier compositions into one new one. Reusing and recombining older material like this wasn't unusual for how the Psalter came together over...

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