1 To the chief Musician * h5329 h8764 upon Shushaneduth * h7802, Michtam * h4387 of David * h1732, to teach * h3925 h8763; when he strove * h5327 h8687 with Aramnaharaim * h763 * h5104 and with Aramzobah * h760, when Joab * h3097 returned * h7725 h8799, and smote * h5221 h8686 of Edom * h123 in the valley * h1516 of salt * h4417 twelve * h8147 * h6240 thousand * h505. O God * h430, thou hast cast us off * h2186 h8804, thou hast scattered * h6555 h8804 us, thou hast been displeased * h599 h8804; O turn thyself to us again * h7725 h8787. Michtam: or, A golden Psalm scattered: Heb. broken
2 Thou hast made the earth * h776 to tremble * h7493 h8689; thou hast broken * h6480 h8804 it: heal * h7495 h8798 the breaches * h7667 thereof; for it shaketh * h4131 h8804.
3 Thou hast shewed * h7200 h8689 thy people * h5971 hard things * h7186: thou hast made us to drink * h8248 h8689 the wine * h3196 of astonishment * h8653.
4 Thou hast given * h5414 h8804 a banner * h5251 to them that fear * h3373 thee, that it may be displayed * h5127 h8710 because * h6440 of the truth * h7189. Selah * h5542.
5 That thy beloved * h3039 may be delivered * h2502 h8735; save * h3467 h8685 with thy right hand * h3225, and hear * h6030 h8798 me.
6 God * h430 hath spoken * h1696 h8765 in his holiness * h6944; I will rejoice * h5937 h8799, I will divide * h2505 h8762 Shechem * h7927, and mete out * h4058 h8762 the valley * h6010 of Succoth * h5523.
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 h8781;
8 Moab * h4124 is my washpot * h5518 * h7366; over Edom * h123 will I cast out * h7993 h8686 my shoe * h5275: Philistia * h6429, triumph * h7321 h8708 thou because of me. triumph...: or, triumph thou over me: (by an irony)
9 Who will bring * h2986 h8686 me into the strong * h4692 city * h5892? who will lead * h5148 h8804 me into Edom * h123? strong...: Heb. city of strength?
10 Wilt not thou, O God * h430, which hadst cast us off * h2186 h8804? and thou , O God * h430, which didst not go out * h3318 h8799 with our armies * h6635?
11 Give * h3051 h8798 us help * h5833 from trouble * h6862: for vain * h7723 is the help * h8668 of man * h120. help of man: Heb. salvation, etc
12 Through God * h430 we shall do * h6213 h8799 valiantly * h2428: for he it is that shall tread down * h947 h8799 our enemies * h6862.