(2 Samuel 8:1–14; 1 Chronicles 18:1–13; Psalm 108:1–13)
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A MiktamMiktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaimThat is, Mesopotamia; Aram-naharaim means Aram of the two rivers, likely the region between the Euphrates and Balih Rivers in northwestern Mesopotamia. and Aram-zobah,That is, the land northeast of Damascus and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1You have rejected usזְנַחְתָּ֣נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430;You have broken usפְרַצְתָּ֑נוּfe.ratz.Ta.nuH6555;You have been angryאָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ'a.Naf.taH599;restoreתְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥בte.Sho.VevH7725us!
2You have shakenהִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּהhir.'Ash.tahH7493the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and torn it openפְּצַמְתָּ֑הּpe.tzam.TahH6480.Healרְפָ֖הre.FahH7495its fracturesשְׁבָרֶ֣יהָshe.va.Rei.haH7667,forכִי־khi-H3588it is quakingמָֽטָה׃Ma.tahH4131.
3You have shownהִרְאִ֣יתָהhir.'I.tahH7200Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971hardshipקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186;we are staggeredתַּרְעֵלָֽה׃tar.'e.LahH8653from the wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196You made us drinkהִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּhish.ki.Ta.nuH8248.
4You have raisedנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414a bannerנֵּ֭סnesH5251for those who fear Youלִּירֵאֶ֣יךָli.re.'Ei.khaH3373,that they may fleeלְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑ס מִ֝פְּנֵ֗יle.hit.no.Ses mi.pe.NeiH5264H6440the bowקֹ֣שֶׁטKo.shetH7189.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542
5Respondוַעֲנֵֽנִי׃va.'a.ne.nuH6030and save usהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467with Your right handיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225,thatלְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616Your belovedיְדִידֶ֑יךָye.di.Dei.khaH3039may be deliveredיֵחָלְצ֣וּןye.chal.TzunH2502.
6Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696from His sanctuaryבְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944: “I will triumphאֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָה'e'.Lo.zahH5937!I will parcel outאֲחַלְּקָ֥ה'a.cha.le.KahH2505Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927and apportionאֲמַדֵּֽד׃'a.ma.DedH4058the Valleyוְעֵ֖מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Succothסֻכּ֣וֹתsu.KotH5523.
7Gileadגִלְעָ֨ד׀gil.'AdH1568is Mine,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519is Mine;Ephraimוְ֭אֶפְרַיִםVe.'ef.ra.yimH669is My helmetמָע֣וֹז רֹאשִׁ֑יma.'oz ro.ShiH4581H7218,Judahיְ֝הוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063isMy scepterמְחֹֽקְקִי׃me.Cho.ke.kiH2710.
8Moabמוֹאָ֤ב׀mo.'AvH4124is My washbasinסִ֬יר רַחְצִ֗יsir rach.TziH5518H7366;uponעַל־'al-H5921Edomאֱ֭דוֹם'E.domH123I tossאַשְׁלִ֣יךְ'ash.LikhH7993My sandalנַעֲלִ֑יna.'a.LiH5275;overעָ֝לַ֗י'a.LaiH5921Philistiaפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429I shout in triumphהִתְרֹעָֽעִֽי׃hit.ro.'A.'IH7321.”
9Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will bring meיֹ֭בִלֵנִיYoi.le.niH2986to the fortifiedמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692cityעִ֣יר'irH5892?Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will lead meנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148toעַד־'ad-H5704Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123?
10Have You notהֲלֹֽא־ אַתָּ֣הha.lo'- 'a.TahH3808H859rejected usזְנַחְתָּ֑נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430?Will You no longerוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808march outתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318,O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,with our armiesבְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuH6635?
11Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051usaidעֶזְרָ֣ת'ez.RatH5833against the enemyמִצָּ֑רmi.TzarH6862,for the helpתְּשׁוּעַ֥תte.shu.'AtH8668of manאָדָם׃'a.damH120is worthlessוְ֝שָׁ֗וְאve.Shav'H7723.
12With GodH430we will performנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213with valorחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,and Heוְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931will trampleיָב֥וּסya.VusH947our enemiesצָרֵֽינוּ׃tza.Rei.nuH6862.
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