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.Michtam: or, A golden Psalm.
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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