To the chief Musician upon Shushan–eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram–naharaim and with Aram–zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.
1O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,thou hast cast us offזְנַחְתָּ֣נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186,thou hast scatteredפְרַצְתָּ֑נוּfe.ratz.Ta.nuH6555us, thou hast been displeasedאָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ'a.Naf.taH599;O turn thyself to us againתְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥בte.Sho.VevH7725.
2Thou hast made the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776to trembleהִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּהhir.'Ash.tahH7493;thou hast brokenפְּצַמְתָּ֑הּpe.tzam.TahH6480it: healרְפָ֖הre.FahH7495the breachesשְׁבָרֶ֣יהָshe.va.Rei.haH7667thereof; for it shakethמָֽטָה׃Ma.tahH4131.
3Thou hast shewedהִרְאִ֣יתָהhir.'I.tahH7200thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971hard thingsקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186:thou hast made us to drinkהִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּhish.ki.Ta.nuH8248the wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196of astonishmentתַּרְעֵלָֽה׃tar.'e.LahH8653.
4Thou hast givenנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414a bannerנֵּ֭סnesH5251to them that fearלִּירֵאֶ֣יךָli.re.'Ei.khaH3373thee, that it may be displayedH5127becauseמִ֝פְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the truthקֹ֣שֶׁטKo.shetH7189.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
5That thy belovedיְדִידֶ֑יךָye.di.Dei.khaH3039may be deliveredיֵחָלְצ֣וּןye.chal.TzunH2502;saveהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467withthy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225,and hearוַעֲנֵֽנִי׃va.'a.ne.nuH6030me.
6Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696in his holinessבְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944;I will rejoiceאֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָה'e'.Lo.zahH5937,I will divideאֲחַלְּקָ֥ה'a.cha.le.KahH2505Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927,and mete outאֲמַדֵּֽד׃'a.ma.DedH4058the valleyוְעֵ֖מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Succothסֻכּ֣וֹתsu.KotH5523.
7Gileadגִלְעָ֨ד׀gil.'AdH1568ismine, and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519ismine; Ephraimוְ֭אֶפְרַיִםVe.'ef.ra.yimH669also isthe strengthמָע֣וֹזma.'ozH4581of mine headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218;Judahיְ֝הוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063ismy lawgiverמְחֹֽקְקִי׃me.Cho.ke.kiH2710;
8Moabמוֹאָ֤ב׀mo.'AvH4124ismy washpotסִ֬יר רַחְצִ֗יsir rach.TziH7366H5518;over Edomאֱ֭דוֹם'E.domH123will I cast outאַשְׁלִ֣יךְ'ash.LikhH7993my shoeנַעֲלִ֑יna.'a.LiH5275:Philistiaפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429,triumphהִתְרֹעָֽעִֽי׃hit.ro.'A.'IH7321thou because of me.
9Who will bringיֹ֭בִלֵנִיYoi.le.niH2986me intothe strongמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692cityעִ֣יר'irH5892?who will leadנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148me into Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123?
10Wiltnot thou, O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, whichhadst cast us offזְנַחְתָּ֑נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186? and thou,O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430, whichdidst not go outתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318with our armiesבְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuH6635?
12Through GodH430we shall doנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213valiantlyחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428: for he it is thatshall tread downיָב֥וּסya.VusH947our enemiesצָרֵֽינוּ׃tza.Rei.nuH6862.
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