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

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!

2 T hou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it; heal its breaches, for it shakes.

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

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

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

4 T hou hast given a banner to those that fear thee that they raise up for the truth. Selah.

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

5 T hat thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand and hear me.

That Your beloved ones may be delivered, save with Your right hand and answer us.

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

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

7 G ilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;

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

8 M oab is my washpot; over Edom I will cast out my shoe; Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

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

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 S urely thou, O God, who had cast us off; and thou, O God, who did not go out with our armies.

Have You not rejected us, O God? And will You not go forth, O God, with our armies?

11 G ive us help from trouble, for vain is the salvation of man.

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

12 T hrough God we shall do valiantly, for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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