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1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; now restore us!
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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 caused the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair the cracks in it, for it is tottering.
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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 made your people suffer hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us reel.
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You made your people look doom in the face, then gave us cheap wine to drown our troubles.
4 You have set up a banner for those who fear you, to rally to it out of bowshot. (Selah)
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Then you planted a flag to rally your people, an unfurled flag to look to for courage.
5 Give victory with your right hand, and answer us, so that those whom you love may be rescued.
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Now do something quickly, answer right now, so the one you love best is saved.
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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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 is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.
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Gilead's in my pocket, to say nothing of Manasseh. Ephraim's my hard hat, Judah my hammer;
8 Moab is my washbasin; on Edom I hurl my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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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 to the fortified city? Who will lead me to 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 not rejected us, O God? You do not go out, O God, 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 O grant us help against the foe, for human help is worthless.
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Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless.
12 With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread 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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