1“For the leader of the music; upon the Shushan-Eduth; a psalm of David for instruction; when he was at strife with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zoba; when Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt.” O God! thou hast forsaken us; thou hast broken us in pieces; Thou hast been angry! O revive us again!

2Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!

3Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.

4Lift up a banner for them that fear thee, For the sake of thy faithfulness, that they may escape!

5That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!

6God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth.

7Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre;

8Moab shall be my wash-bowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia!

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

10Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, And didst not go forth with our armies?

11Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!

12Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.