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1 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. |
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O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us hadst been angry! Thou dost turn back to us. |
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2 Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved. |
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3 Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling. |
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4 Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah. |
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5 That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us. |
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6 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure, |
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7 Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver, |
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8 Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia. |
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9 Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks Who hath led me unto Edom |
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10 Is it not Thou, O God hast Thou cast us off And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts! |
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11 Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man. |
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12 In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries! |
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