1Ein Psalmlied von David.2Gott, mein Herz ist nun fest und bereit. / Ich will singen und spiele dazu. / Wach auf, meine Ehre!3Harfe und Zither, wacht auf! / Ich will das Morgenrot wecken.4Vor allen Menschen will ich dich loben, Jahwe, / unter den Völkern spiele ich dir mein Lied.5Denn deine Gnade reicht bis in den Himmel hinein, / deine Treue bis in die Wolken.6Erhebe dich über den Himmel, Gott, / deine Herrlichkeit überstrahle die Erde!7Befreie dein geliebtes Volk, / greif ein mit deiner Macht, erhöre mich!8Aus seinem Heiligtum antwortet Gott: / „Jubelnd werde ich Sichem verteilen, / und das Tal Sukkot messe ich aus.9Das Gebiet von Gilead gehört mir und das von Manasse dazu. / Der Helm auf meinem Kopf ist der Stamm Efraïm, / und Juda ist mein Herrscherstab.10Das Land Moab muss mir als Waschschüssel dienen, / und auf Edom werfe ich meinen Schuh. / Ich juble über das Philisterland.11Wer wird mich zur Festungsstadt bringen / und wer führt mich nach Edom hin?“[1]12Warst du, Gott, es nicht, der uns verworfen hat, / der nicht mit unseren Heeren auszog?13Schaff uns Hilfe vor dem, der uns bedrängt! / Menschenhilfe nützt ja nichts.14Mit Gott vollbringen wir Großes, / denn er ist es, der unsere Feinde zertritt.
1God, my heart feels secure. I will sing and make music to you with all my heart.2Harp and lyre, wake up! I want to sing and make music before the sun rises.3LORD, I will praise you among the nations. I will sing about you among the people of the earth.4Great is your love. It is higher than the heavens. Your truth reaches to the skies.5God, may you be honoured above the heavens. Let your glory be over the whole earth.6Save us. Help us with your powerful right hand, so that those you love may be saved.7God has spoken from his temple. He has said, ‘I will win the battle. Then I will divide up the land around Shechem. I will divide up the Valley of Sukkoth.8Gilead belongs to me, and so does the land of Manasseh. Ephraim is the strongest tribe. It is like a helmet for my head. Judah is the royal tribe. It is like a ruler’s sceptre.9Moab serves me like one who washes my feet. I toss my sandal on Edom to show that I own it. I shout to Philistia that I have won the battle.’10Who will bring me to the city that has high walls around it? Who will lead me to the land of Edom?11God, isn’t it you, even though you have now turned away from us? Isn’t it you, even though you don’t lead our armies into battle anymore?12Help us against our enemies. The help people give doesn’t amount to anything.13With your help we will win the battle. You will walk all over our enemies.
1A Song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being![1] (Ps 57,7)2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!3I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.4For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. (Ps 113,4)5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!6That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer me! (Ps 60,5)7God has promised in his holiness:[2] “With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth.8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter.9Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” (Ps 60,8)10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?11Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.12Oh grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!13With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.