1 G od, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore 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 tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.

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

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

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

4 Y ou have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be 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 S o that your beloved 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 from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out 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 the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

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

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

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 has led me to Edom?

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

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

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

11 G ive us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.

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

12 T hrough God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.

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