To the chief musician, on Shushan of testimony; Michtam of David to teach ; when he strove with Syria of Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and smote Edom in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.{HR}O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast rent us,{HR}Thou hast been angry; turn again to us.
Thou hast made the earth to tremble,{HR}Thou hast rent it; heal its breaches, for it shaketh.
Thou hast shown thy people hard things,{HR}Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.
Thou hast given to those that fear thee a banner{HR}To be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
That thy beloved may be delivered,{HR}Save [with] thy right hand and answer me .
God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;{HR}I will divide Shechem,{HR}And the valley of Succoth will I mete out.
Gilead [is] mine, and mine Manasseh,{HR}Ephraim the strength of my head,{HR}Judah my lawgiver .
Moab [is] my washpot;{HR}On Edom will I cast my shoe;{HR}On account of me, Philistia, shout aloud.
Who will bring me [to] the city of defence?{HR}Who hath led me up to Edom?
(Wilt) not thou, O God (who) cast us off and didst not go forth,{HR}O God, with our hosts?
Give us help from trouble,{HR}For vain [is] man’s salvation.
Through God we shall do valiantly;{HR}And he will tread down our troublers.