Israel’s Kingdom Blessing
A song. A Psalm of David.
1My heart is steadfast, O God;I will sing and make music with all my being. 2Awake, O harp and lyre!I will awaken the dawn. 3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations;I will sing Your praises among the peoples. 4For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens,and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;may Your glory cover all the earth. 6Respond and save us with Your right hand,that Your beloved may be delivered. 7God has spoken from His sanctuary:“I will triumph!I will parcel out Shechemand apportion the Valley of Succoth. 8Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter. 9Moab is My washbasin;upon Edom I toss My sandal;over Philistia I shout in triumph.” 10Who will bring me to the fortified city?Who will lead me to Edom? 11Have You not rejected us, O God?Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? 12Give us aid against the enemy,for the help of man is worthless. 13With God we will perform with valor,and He will trample our enemies.