The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 God! you walked off and left us, kicked our defenses to bits And stalked off angry. Come back. Oh please, come back!
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O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us.
2 You shook earth to the foundations, ripped open huge crevasses. Heal the breaks! Everything's coming apart at the seams.
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You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters.
3 You made your people look doom in the face, then gave us cheap wine to drown our troubles.
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You have made your people see hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.
4 Then you planted a flag to rally your people, an unfurled flag to look to for courage.
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You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah
5 Now do something quickly, answer right now, so the one you love best is saved.
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That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer us!
6 That's when God spoke in holy splendor, "Bursting with joy, I make a present of Shechem, I hand out Succoth Valley as a gift.
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God has spoken in his holiness: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
7 Gilead's in my pocket, to say nothing of Manasseh. Ephraim's my hard hat, Judah my hammer;
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Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.
8 Moab's a scrub bucket, I mop the floor with Moab, Spit on Edom, rain fireworks all over Philistia."
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Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
9 Who will take me to the thick of the fight? Who'll show me the road to Edom?
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Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
10 You aren't giving up on us, are you, God? refusing to go out with our troops?
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Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go forth, O God, with our armies.
11 Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless.
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Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man!
12 In God we'll do our very best; he'll flatten the opposition for good.
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With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
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