Israel’s Kingdom Blessing (Psalm 57:1–11; Psalm 60:1–12)
1 UDB God, I am very confident in you. I will sing to praise you. It is an honor to wake up and praise you. BSB BSB: A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.
2 UDB I will arise before the sun rises, and I will praise you while I play my harp and my lyre. BSB BSB: Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
3 UDB I prayed, "Yahweh, I will thank you among all the peoples; I will sing to praise you among the nations BSB BSB: I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
4 UDB because your faithful love for us reaches up to the heavens, and you are as faithful in keeping your promises as the clouds are high above the earth. BSB BSB: For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5 UDB Yahweh, show in the heavens that you are very great! Show your glory to people all over the earth! BSB BSB: Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
6 UDB Answer our prayers and, by your power, help us to defeat our enemies so that we, the people whom you love, may be saved." BSB BSB: Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
7 UDB Yahweh answered our prayers and spoke from his temple, saying, "Because I have conquered your enemies, I will joyfully divide the city of Shechem, and I will distribute among my people the land in the Valley of Sukkoth. BSB BSB: God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
8 UDB The region of Gilead is mine, the tribe of Manasseh is mine, the tribe of Ephraim is like my helmet, and the tribe of Judah is like my scepter with which I rule. BSB BSB: Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
9 UDB The region of Moab is like my washbasin; I throw my sandal over the region of Edom to show that it belongs to me; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated the people of the region of Philistia." BSB BSB: Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
10 UDB Because we want to attack the people of Edom, who will lead my army to their capital city that has strong walls around it? BSB BSB: Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
11 UDB God, we do not want you to abandon us; we want you to go with us when our army marches out to fight our enemies. BSB BSB: Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
12 UDB We need you to help us when we fight against our enemies because the help that humans can give us is worthless. BSB BSB: Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
13 UDB But with you helping us, we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies. BSB BSB: With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
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