LX. Book II. Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help. 1909-14. The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics

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The Book of Psalms.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Book II

Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help

For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan 1 Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.


[1]	O GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.
[2]	Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
[3]	Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.
[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 answer us. 2
[6]	God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
[7]	Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre. 3
[8]	Moab is my washpot; Upon 4 Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me.
[9]	Who will bring me into the strong city? Who 5 hath led me unto Edom?
[10]	Hast 6 not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.
[11]	Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help 7 of man.
[12]	Through God we shall do valiantly; For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Note 1. That is, The lily of testimony. [back]

Note 2. Another reading is, me. [back]

Note 3. Or, lawgiver. [back]

Note 4. Or, Unto. [back]

Note 5. Or, Who will lead me &c. [back]

Note 6. Or, Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off And goest … hosts? [back]

Note 7. Heb. salvation. [back]

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