King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
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O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; now restore us!
2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
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You have caused the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair the cracks in it, for it is tottering.
3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
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You have made your people suffer hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us reel.
4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
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You have set up a banner for those who fear you, to rally to it out of bowshot. (Selah)
5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
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Give victory with your right hand, and answer us, so that those whom you love may be rescued.
6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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God has promised in his sanctuary: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
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Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.
8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
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Moab is my washbasin; on Edom I hurl my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
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Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
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Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
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O grant us help against the foe, for human help is worthless.
12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
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With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
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