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The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; now restore us!
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<To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt. God, you have put us away from you, you have sent us in all directions, you have been angry; O be turned to us again.
2 You have caused the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair the cracks in it, for it is tottering.
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By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.
3 You have made your people suffer hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us reel.
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You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.
4 You have set up a banner for those who fear you, to rally to it out of bowshot. (Selah)
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Give a safe place to those who have fear of you, where they may go in flight from before the bow. (Selah.)
5 Give victory with your right hand, and answer us, so that those whom you love may be rescued.
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So that your loved ones may be made safe, let your right hand be my salvation, and give me an answer.
6 God has promised in his sanctuary: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
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God has said in his holy place, I will be glad: I will make a division of Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will be measured out.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.
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Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;
8 Moab is my washbasin; on Edom I hurl my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?
10 Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
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Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.
11 O grant us help against the foe, for human help is worthless.
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Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.
12 With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
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Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.
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