Israel’s Kingdom Blessing

A song. A Psalm of David.

¹ My heart is steadfast, O God;

I will sing and make music with all my being.^*

² Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awaken the dawn.

³ I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations;

I will sing Your praises among the peoples.

⁴ For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens,

and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;

may Your glory cover all the earth.

⁶ Respond and save us with Your right hand,

that Your beloved may be delivered.

⁷ God has spoken from His sanctuary:

“I will triumph!

I will parcel out Shechem

and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

⁸ Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;

Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.

⁹ Moab is My washbasin;

upon Edom I toss^* My sandal;^*

over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

¹⁰ Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

¹¹ Have You not rejected us, O God?

Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

¹² Give us aid^* against the enemy,

for the help^* of man is worthless.

¹³ With God we will perform with valor,

and He will trample our enemies.