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1. You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
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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 have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles.
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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 been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling.
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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 raised a banner for those who fear you-- a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude
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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. Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.
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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 promised this by his holiness: "I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
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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 is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.
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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. But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia."
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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. Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over 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. Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?
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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. Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.
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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. With God's help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes. For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
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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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