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!

God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore 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.

You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.

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

You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.

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

You have given a banner to those who fear you, 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.

So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

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

God has spoken from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure 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 defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

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 wash basin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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 has led me to Edom?

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

Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.

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 against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.

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 it is he who will tread down our adversaries.