1 O God, You have rejected us and cast us off, broken down, and scattered us; You have been angry—O restore us and turn Yourself to us again!

O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

2 Y ou have made the land to quake and tremble, You have rent it; repair its breaches, for it shakes and totters.

Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

3 Y ou have made Your people suffer hard things; You have given us to drink wine that makes us reel and be dazed.

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4 Y ou have set up a banner for those who fear and worshipfully revere You, a standard displayed because of the truth. Selah!

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

5 T hat Your beloved ones may be delivered, save with Your right hand and answer us.

That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

6 G od has spoken in His holiness: I will rejoice, I will divide and portion out Shechem and the Valley of Succoth.

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7 G ilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is My helmet (the defense of My head); Judah is My scepter and My lawgiver.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

8 M oab is My washpot; upon Edom I cast My shoe in triumph; over Philistia I raise the shout of victory.

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

9 W ho will bring me into the strong city ? Who will lead me into Edom?

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

10 H ave You not rejected us, O God? And will You not go forth, O God, with our armies?

Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

11 O give us help against the adversary, for vain (ineffectual and to no purpose) is the help or salvation of man.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

12 T hrough God we shall do valiantly, for He it is Who shall tread down our adversaries.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.