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1 You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
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God! you walked off and left us, kicked our defenses to bits And stalked off angry. Come back. Oh please, come back!
2 You have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles.
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You shook earth to the foundations, ripped open huge crevasses. Heal the breaks! Everything's coming apart at the seams.
3 You have been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling.
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You made your people look doom in the face, then gave us cheap wine to drown our troubles.
4 But you have raised a banner for those who fear you— a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude
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Then you planted a flag to rally your people, an unfurled flag to look to for courage.
5 Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.
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Now do something quickly, answer right now, so the one you love best is saved.
6 God has promised this by his holiness : “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
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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.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.
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Gilead's in my pocket, to say nothing of Manasseh. Ephraim's my hard hat, Judah my hammer;
8 But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.”
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Moab's a scrub bucket, I mop the floor with Moab, Spit on Edom, rain fireworks all over Philistia."
9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom?
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Who will take me to the thick of the fight? Who'll show me the road to Edom?
10 Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?
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You aren't giving up on us, are you, God? refusing to go out with our troops?
11 Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.
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Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless.
12 With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
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In God we'll do our very best; he'll flatten the opposition for good.
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