David praises and exalts God-Judah (through Christ) is the Lord's lawgiver.

  1 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

  2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

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

  4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

  5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

  6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

  7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

  8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

  9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

  10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

  11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

  12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

  13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.