Illustration for Psalm 108: My Heart Is Steadfast

Psalm 108

My Heart Is Steadfast

David wakes up early to sing praise to God! His heart is steady and firm — like a rock. He wants to wake up the harp and the lyre. With God's help, he knows they will triumph, because human help is useless without God.

  1. 1My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul.
  2. 2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
  3. 3I will praise You, O LORD, among the peoples; I will sing of You among the nations.
  4. 4For Your loving devotion is higher than the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
  5. 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.
  6. 6So that those You love may be delivered, save us with Your right hand and answer us.
  7. 7God has spoken from His sanctuary: "In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth.
  8. 8Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
  9. 9Moab is My washbasin, upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
  10. 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
  11. 11Is it not You, God, who have rejected us and no longer march out with our armies?
  12. 12Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
  13. 13With God we will gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies.

Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)