To the Chief Musician. ⚓Set to “Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching. ⚓When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1O God, ⚓You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again! 2You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; ⚓Heal its breaches, for it is shaking. 3⚓You have shown Your people hard things; ⚓You have made us drink the wine of confusion. 4⚓You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah 5⚓That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me. 6God has ⚓spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will ⚓divide ⚓Shechem And measure out ⚓the Valley of Succoth. 7Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; ⚓Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; ⚓Judah is My lawgiver. 8⚓Moab is My washpot; ⚓Over Edom I will cast My shoe; ⚓Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.” 9Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom? 10Isit not You, O God, ⚓who cast us off? And You, O God, who did ⚓not go out with our armies? 11Give us help from trouble, ⚓For the help of man is useless. 12Through God ⚓we will do valiantly, For itis He who shall tread down our enemies.