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| [1]To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. |
[1]To the Overseer. -- `Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us. |
| [2]Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal its breaches; for it shaketh. |
[2]Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved. |
| [3]Thou hast shown thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. |
[3]Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling. |
| [4]Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. |
[4]Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah. |
| [5]That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. |
[5]That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us. |
| [6]God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth. |
[6]God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult -- I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure, |
| [7]Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver; |
[7]Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver, |
| [8]Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. |
[8]Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia. |
| [9]Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? |
[9]Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom? |
| [10]Wilt thou not, O God, who hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, who didst not go out with our armies? |
[10]Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts! |
| [11]Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. |
[11]Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man. |
| [12]Through God we shall do valiantly: for he will tread down our enemies. |
[12]In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries! |