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1. To the director: To the tune of "Lily of the Agreement." A miktam of David. For teaching. Written during the time David fought Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah, and Joab came back and defeated 12,000 Edomite soldiers at Salt Valley. God, you were angry with us. You rejected us and destroyed our defenses. Please make us strong again.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Shushan H7802 -eduth, Michtam H4387 of David H1732 , to teach H3925 ; when he strove with H5327 H853 Aram H763 -naharaim and with Aram H760 -zobah , when Joab H3097 returned H7725 , and smote H5221 of H853 Edom H123 in the valley H1516 of salt H4417 twelve H8147 H6240 thousand H505 . O God H430 , thou hast cast us off H2186 , thou hast scattered H6555 us , thou hast been displeased H599 ; O turn H7725 thyself to us again.
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2. You shook the earth and split it open. It is falling apart like a broken wall. Please put it back together.
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2. Thou hast made the earth H776 to tremble H7493 ; thou hast broken H6480 it: heal H7495 the breaches H7667 thereof; for H3588 it shaketh H4131 .
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3. You have given your people many troubles. We are dizzy and fall down like drunks.
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3. Thou hast showed H7200 thy people H5971 hard H7186 things : thou hast made us to drink H8248 the wine H3196 of astonishment H8653 .
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4. But you have provided a flag to show your faithful followers where to gather to escape the enemy's attack. Selah
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4. Thou hast given H5414 a banner H5251 to them that fear H3373 thee , that it may be displayed H5127 because H4480 H6440 of the truth H7189 . Selah H5542 .
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5. Use your great power and give us victory! Answer our prayer and save the people you love.
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5. That H4616 thy beloved H3039 may be delivered H2502 ; save H3467 with thy right hand H3225 , and hear H6030 me.
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6. God has spoken in his Temple: "I will win the war and rejoice in victory! I will divide this land among my people. I will give them Shechem. I will give them Succoth Valley.
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6. God H430 hath spoken H1696 in his holiness H6944 ; I will rejoice H5937 , I will divide H2505 Shechem H7927 , and mete out H4058 the valley H6010 of Succoth H5523 .
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7. Gilead and Manasseh will be mine. Ephraim will be my helmet. Judah will be my royal scepter.
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7. Gilead H1568 is mine , and Manasseh H4519 is mine; Ephraim H669 also is the strength H4581 of mine head H7218 ; Judah H3063 is my lawgiver H2710 ;
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8. Moab will be the bowl for washing my feet. Edom will be the slave who carries my sandals. I will defeat the Philistines and shout in victory!"
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8. Moab H4124 is my washpot H5518 H7366 ; over H5921 Edom H123 will I cast out H7993 my shoe H5275 : Philistia H6429 , triumph H7321 thou because H5921 of me.
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9. But, God, it seems that you have left us! You do not go out with our army. So who will lead me into the strong, protected city? Who will lead me into battle against Edom?
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9. Who H4310 will bring H2986 me into the strong H4692 city H5892 ? who H4310 will lead H5148 me into H5704 Edom H123 ?
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10. Wilt not H3808 thou H859 , O God H430 , which hadst cast us off H2186 ? and thou , O God H430 , which didst not H3808 go out H3318 with our armies H6635 ?
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11. Help us defeat the enemy! No one on earth can rescue us.
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11. Give H3051 us help H5833 from trouble H4480 H6862 : for vain H7723 is the help H8668 of man H120 .
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12. Only God can make us strong. Only God can defeat our enemies!
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12. Through God H430 we shall do H6213 valiantly H2428 : for he H1931 it is that shall tread down H947 our enemies H6862 .
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