For the Chief Musician; set to 1 Shushan 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. O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again. 1) That is The lily of testimony
2Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
3Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.
4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
5That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer 1 us. 1) Another reading is me
6God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my 1 sceptre. 1) Or lawgiver
8Moab is my washpot; 1 Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me. 1) Or Unto
9Who will bring me into the strong city? 1 Who hath led me unto Edom? 1) Or Who will lead me etc
101 Hast not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts. 1) Or Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off, And goest...hosts?
11Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the 1 help of man. 1) Heb salvation
12Through God we shall do valiantly; For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.