¹For the leader. Set to “Lily of Testimony.” A mikhtam of David for teaching about

²when he fought with Aram-Naharayim and with Aram-Tzovah, and Yo’av returned and killed 12,000 from Edom in the Salt Valley:

³God, you rejected us; you crushed us;

you were angry; but now revive us.

⁴You made the land shake, split it apart;

now repair the rifts, for it is collapsing.

⁵You made your people suffer hard times,

had us drink a wine that made us stagger.

⁶To those who fear you because of the truth

you gave a banner to rally around, (Selah)

⁷so that those you love could be rescued;

so save with your right hand, and answer us!

⁸God in his holiness spoke,

and I took joy [in his promise]:

“I will divide Sh’khem

and determine the shares in the Sukkot Valley.

⁹Gil‘ad is mine and M’nasheh mine,

Efrayim my helmet, Y’hudah my scepter.

¹⁰Mo’av is my washpot; on Edom I throw my shoe;

P’leshet, be crushed because of me!”

¹¹Who will bring me into the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

¹²God, have you rejected us?

You don’t go out with our armies, God.

¹³Help us against our enemy,

for human help is worthless.

¹⁴With God’s help we will fight valiantly,

for he will trample our enemies.