1For the choir director. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David. This was written when he fought Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. God, you rejected us and broke us down. You were angry. Please restore us again.
2You made the land tremble; you tore it apart. Repair its cracks, because it's shaking.
3You made your people go through hard times. You gave us wine that made us stumble.
4You have given a banner to those who respect you, so they can display it for the truth. Selah.
5Save us with your strong hand and answer us, so that your loved ones can be rescued.
6God has spoken from his holy place: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem and measure out the valley of Succoth.
7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim protects my head. Judah is my royal scepter.
8Moab is my washbasin. I will throw my sandal on Edom. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
9Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?
10Haven't you, God, rejected us? God, you do not go out with our armies.
11Give us help against our enemy, because human help is useless.
12With God's help, we will be courageous, for he is the one who will defeat our enemies.