Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.
For the choir director; according to Lit The lily of testimonyShushan Eduth. A Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David, to teach; 2 Sam 8:3, 13; 1 Chr 18:3, 12when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
1O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,You have rejectedזְנַחְתָּ֣נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186us. You havebrokenפְרַצְתָּ֑נוּfe.ratz.Ta.nuH6555us;You have beenH599angryאָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ'a.Naf.taH599; O,restoreתְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥בte.Sho.VevH7725us.
2You have made thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776quakeהִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּהhir.'Ash.tahH7493,You have splitH6480it openH6480;Healרְפָ֖הre.FahH7495its breachesשְׁבָרֶ֣יהָshe.va.Rei.haH7667,for it tottersמָֽטָה׃Ma.tahH4131.
3You havemade Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971experienceהִרְאִ֣יתָהhir.'I.tahH7200hardshipקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186;You have givenH8248uswineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196todrinkהִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּhish.ki.Ta.nuH8248that makes us staggerתַּרְעֵלָֽה׃tar.'e.LahH8653.
4You have givenנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414abannerנֵּ֭סnesH5251to those who fearH3372You,That it may be displayedלְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑סle.hit.no.SesH5264becauseמִ֝פְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of the truthקֹ֣שֶׁטKo.shetH7189.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
5That Yourbelovedיְדִידֶ֑יךָye.di.Dei.khaH3039may be deliveredיֵחָלְצ֣וּןye.chal.TzunH2502,Saveהוֹשִׁ֖יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467with Your rightיְמִֽינְךָ֣ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225,and answerוַעֲנֵֽנִי׃va.'a.ne.nuH6030us!
6Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696in Hisholinessבְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944: “I will exultאֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָה'e'.Lo.zahH5937,I will portionאֲחַלְּקָ֥ה'a.cha.le.KahH2505outShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927and measureאֲמַדֵּֽד׃'a.ma.DedH4058out the valleyוְעֵ֖מֶקve.'E.mekH6010ofSuccothסֻכּ֣וֹתsu.KotH5523.
7Gileadגִלְעָ֨ד׀gil.'AdH1568is Mine, and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519is Mine;Ephraimוְ֭אֶפְרַיִםVe.'ef.ra.yimH669also is thehelmetמָע֣וֹזma.'ozH4581of My headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218;Judahיְ֝הוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063is Myscepterמְחֹֽקְקִי׃me.Cho.ke.kiH2710.
8Moabמוֹאָ֤ב׀mo.'AvH4124is My washbowlרַחְצִ֗יrach.TziH7366;Overעַל־'al-H5921EdomH112I shall throwאַשְׁלִ֣יךְ'ash.LikhH7993My shoeנַעֲלִ֑יna.'a.LiH5275;Shoutהִתְרֹעָֽעִֽי׃hit.ro.'A.'IH7321loudH7321, OPhilistiaפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429,becauseעָ֝לַ֗י'a.LaiH5921of Me!”
9Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will bringיֹ֭בִלֵנִיYoi.le.niH2986me into the besiegedמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692cityעִ֣יר'irH5892?Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will leadנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148me to EdomH112?
10Have not You Yourselfאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859,O Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,rejectedזְנַחְתָּ֑נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186us? Andwill You not goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318with our armiesבְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuH6635,O Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430?
11O giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051us helpעֶזְרָ֣ת'ez.RatH5833againstH4480the adversaryמִצָּ֑רmi.TzarH6862, Fordeliveranceתְּשׁוּעַ֥תte.shu.'AtH8668by manאָדָם׃'a.damH120is in vainוְ֝שָׁ֗וְאve.Shav'H7723.
12Through GodH430we shalldoנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213valiantlyחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428, And it is He who willtreadיָב֥וּסya.VusH947downH947our adversariesצָרֵֽינוּ׃tza.Rei.nuH6862.
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