1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.

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. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.

2 T hou hast made the earth to tremble, thou hast rent it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

3 T hou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of bewilderment.

Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

4 T hou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth, (Selah,)

Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.

5 T hat thy beloved ones may be delivered. Save with thy right hand, and answer me.

That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save Thy right hand, and answer us.

6 G od hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult -- I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

7 G ilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

Mine Gilead, and mine Manasseh, And Ephraim the strength of my head, Judah my lawgiver,

8 M oab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; Philistia, shout aloud because of me.

Moab my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

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

Who doth bring me a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

10 n ot thou, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?

Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

11 G ive us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

Give to us help from adversity, And vain the deliverance of man.

12 T hrough God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!