Psalm 108

1. My heart is steadfast, O my God, / And I will sing unto Thy laud, / Yes, I will make a melody / And give my thanks, O LORD, to Thee. / Awake, O harp and lyre, a wake! / For I will urge the dawn to break. / I’ll sing Thy glory to the nations, / Thy praise among their populations. / Great is, O God, Thy steadfast love / Right to the heavens and above; / Thy faithfulness soars to the skies. / Let over earth Thy glory rise; / Let, reaching to the clouds, Thy praise / Transcend our earthly human ways. / Now rescue Thy beloved nation. / O God, reply! Send us salvation! 

2. The LORD spoke in His holiness / And gave these steadfast promises: / “Shechem and Succoth I’ll subdue, / Moab and Edom conquer too. / Manasseh’s tribe belongs to me, / While Ephraim shall my helmet be, / And Judah is my scepter glorious; / In Palestine I’ll be victorious.” 

3. Who will to me the stronghold show / And help me into Edom go? / Are we cast off because of sin? / When wilt Thou lead our host again? / LORD, guide us as none other can, / For worthless is the aid of man. / With God we’ll rise to bold endeavor, / For He will crush our foes forever.
Text: Dewey Westra, 1961, & William Helder, 1972