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1 To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, thou hast rejected us, broken our defenses; thou hast been angry; oh, restore us.
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You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; you have been angry—now restore us!
2 Thou hast made the land to quake, thou hast rent it open; repair its breaches, for it totters.
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You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
3 Thou hast made thy people suffer hard things; thou hast given us wine to drink that made us reel.
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You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4 Thou hast set up a banner for those who fear thee, to rally to it from the bow. [Selah]
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But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.
5 That thy beloved may be delivered, give victory by thy right hand and answer us!
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Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.
6 God has spoken in his sanctuary: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
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God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
7 Gilead is mine; Manas'seh is mine; E'phraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.
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Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter.
8 Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Hast thou not rejected us, O God? Thou dost not go forth, O God, with our armies.
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Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us and no longer go out with our armies?
11 O grant us help against the foe, for vain is the help of man!
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Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless.
12 With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
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With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
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