For the leader. On shushan eduth. A michtam of David (for teaching), when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and defeated twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1 O God, you have spurned and broken us, routing us in your wrath – restore us! VP
2 You have shaken the land and cleft it; heal its tottering breaches. VP
3 You have made your people drink hardship, and given us wine of reeling. VP
4 You have given those who revere you a banner, a rallying-place from the bow, Selah VP
5 for the rescue of your beloved. Save by your right hand and answer us. VP
6 God did solemnly swear: “As victor will I divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. VP
7 Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is the defence of my head, Judah my sceptre of rule, VP
8 Moab the pot that I wash in, Edom – I cast my shoe over it, I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.” VP
9 O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom! VP
10 Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies. VP
11 Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless. VP
12 With God we shall yet do bravely: he himself will tread down our foes. VP