The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Psalms Chapter 108.

CHAP. CVIII.

1 Dauid incourageth himselfe to praise God. 5 Hee prayeth for Gods assistance according to his promise. 11 His confidence in Gods helpe.

¹ [A song or Psalme of Dauid.] O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing & giue praise, euen with my glory.

² Awake psaltery and harpe: I my selfe will awake early.

³ I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I wil sing praises vnto thee among the nations.

⁴ For thy mercy is great aboue the heauens: and thy trueth reacheth vnto the clouds.⁴

⁵ Be thou exalted, O God, aboue the heauens: and thy glory aboue all the earth:⁵

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⁶ That thy beloued may bee deliuered: saue with thy right hand, and answere me.

⁷ God hath spoken in his holinesse, I wil reioyce, I will diuide Shechem: and mete out the valley of Succoth.

⁸ Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, Ephraim also is the strength of mine head: Iudah is my Lawgiuer.

⁹ Moab is my wash pot, ouer Edom wil I cast out my shooe: ouer Philistia will I triumph.

¹⁰ Who wil bring me into the strong citie? who will leade me into Edom?

¹¹ Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast vs off? and wilt not thou, O God, goe foorth with our hostes?

¹² Giue vs helpe from trouble: for vaine is the helpe of man.

¹³ Through God wee shall doe valiantly: for hee it is that shall tread downe our enemies.

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