New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
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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To the Overseer. -- `Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.
2 You have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles.
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Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.
3 You have been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling.
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Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.
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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Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.
5 Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.
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That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us.
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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God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult -- I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
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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Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,
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 [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.
9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom?
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Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?
10 Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?
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Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!
11 Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.
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Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.
12 With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
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In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!