¹ 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.¹²

1. Michtam: or, A golden Psalm
2. scattered: Heb. broken

² Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal its breaches; for it shaketh.

³ Thou hast shown 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 measure out the valley of Succoth.

⁷ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;

⁸ Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.¹

1. triumph...: or, triumph thou over me: (by an irony)

⁹ Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?¹

1. strong...: Heb. city of strength?

¹⁰ Wilt thou not, O God, who hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, who didst not go out with our armies?

¹¹ Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.¹

1. help of man: Heb. salvation, etc

¹² Through God we shall do valiantly: for he will tread down our enemies.