The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
King James Version KJV
1 For the leader. Set to "Lily of Testimony."A mikhtam of David for teaching about when he fought with Aram-Naharayim and with Aram-Tzovah, and Yo'av returned and killed 12,000 from Edom in the Salt Valley: God, you rejected us; you crushed us; you were angry; but now revive us.
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O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
2 You made the land shake, split it apart; now repair the rifts, for it is collapsing.
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Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
3 You made your people suffer hard times, had us drink a wine that made us stagger.
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Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
4 To those who fear you because of the truth you gave a banner to rally around, (Selah)
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Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
5 so that those you love could be rescued; so save with your right hand, and answer us!
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That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6 God in his holiness spoke, and I took joy [in his promise]: "I will divide Sh'khem and determine the shares in the Sukkot Valley.
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God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
7 Gil'ad is mine and M'nasheh mine, Efrayim my helmet, Y'hudah my scepter.
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Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
8 Mo'av is my washpot; on Edom I throw my shoe; P'leshet, be crushed because of me!"
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Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
10 God, have you rejected us? You don't go out with our armies, God.
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Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
11 Help us against our enemy, for human help is worthless.
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Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
12 With God's help we will fight valiantly, for he will trample our enemies.
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Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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