For the leader; on aMeaning of Heb. uncertain.shushan eduth.-a A michtam of David (to be taught),
when he fought with Aram-Naharaim and Aram-Zobah, and Joab returned and defeated Edom—[an army] of twelve thousand men—in the Valley of Salt.bCf. 2 Sam. 8; 1 Chron. 18.
O God, You have rejected us,
You have made a breach in us;
You have been angry;
restore us!
You have made the land quake;
You have torn it open.
Mend its fissures,
for it is collapsing.
You have made Your people suffer hardship;
cOr “You have sated Your people with a bitter draft.”You have given us wine that makes us reel.-c
aMeaning of Heb. uncertain.Give those who fear You because of Your truth
a banner for rallying.-a Selah.
dCf. Ps. 108.7–14.That those whom You love might be rescued,
deliver with Your right hand and answer me.
God promised eOr “by His holiness.”in His sanctuary-e
that I would exultingly divide up Shechem,
and measure the Valley of Sukkoth;
Gilead and Manasseh would be mine,
Ephraim my chief stronghold,
Judah my scepter;
Moab would be my washbasin;
on Edom I would cast my shoe;
acclaim me, O Philistia!
Would that I were brought to the bastion!
Would that I were led to Edom!
But You have rejected us, O God;
God, You do not march with our armies.
Grant us Your aid against the foe,
for the help of man is worthless.
With God we shall triumph;
He will trample our foes.