1 To the chief
Musician upon
Shushaneduth Shuwshan,
Michtam of
David, to
teach; when he
strove with
Aramnaharaim #Aram Naharayim#
and with
Aramzobah #Aram, when
Joab returned, and
smote of
Edom in the
valley of
salt twelve sh@nayim#
thousand.O
God, thou hast cast us
off, thou hast
scattered us, thou hast been
displeased; O turn thyself to us
again.
2 Thou hast made the
earth to
tremble; thou hast
broken it:
heal the
breaches thereof; for it
shaketh.
3 Thou hast
shewed thy
people hard
things: thou hast made us to
drink the
wine of
astonishment.
4 Thou hast
given a
banner to them that
fear thee, that it may be
displayed because of the
truth.
Selah.
5 That thy
beloved may be
delivered;
save with thy right
hand, and
hear me.
6 God hath
spoken in his
holiness; I will
rejoice, I will
divide Shechem, and mete
out the
valley of
Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and
Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the
strength of mine
head;
Judah is my
lawgiver;
8 Moab is my
washpot ciyr#
; over
Edom will I cast
out my
shoe:
Philistia,
triumph thou because of me.
9 Who will
bring me into the
strong city? who will
lead me into
Edom?
10 Wilt not thou, O
God, which hadst cast us
off? and thou, O
God, which didst not go
out with our
armies?
11 Give us
help from
trouble: for
vain is the
help of
man.
12 Through
God we shall
do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread
down our
enemies.