Israel’s Kingdom Blessing

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 Shechem and 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.