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(To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.) O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.2
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.3
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.4
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.5
That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.6
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.7
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;8
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.9
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?10
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?11
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.12
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.