To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.
1OGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430, thou hast cast usoffזְנַחְתָּ֣נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186, thou hastscatteredפְרַצְתָּ֑נוּfe.ratz.Ta.nuH6555us, thou hast beendispleasedאָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ'a.Naf.taH599; O turn thyself to usagainתְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥בte.Sho.VevH7725.
2Thou hast made theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776totrembleהִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּהhir.'Ash.tahH7493; thou hastbrokenפְּצַמְתָּ֑הּpe.tzam.TahH6480it:healרְפָ֖הre.FahH7495itsbreachesשְׁבָרֶ֣יהָshe.va.Rei.haH7667; for itshakethמָֽטָה׃Ma.tahH4131.
3Thou hastshownהִרְאִ֣יתָהhir.'I.tahH7200thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971hardthingsקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186: thou hast made us todrinkהִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּhish.ki.Ta.nuH8248thewineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196ofastonishmentתַּרְעֵלָֽה׃tar.'e.LahH8653.
4Thou hastgivenנָ֘תַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414abannerנֵּ֭סnesH5251to them thatfearלִּירֵאֶ֣יךָli.re.'Ei.khaH3373thee, that it may bedisplayedH5127becauseמִ֝פְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thetruthקֹ֣שֶׁטKo.shetH7189.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.
6Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696in hisholinessבְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹbe.ka.de.ShoH6944; I willrejoiceאֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָה'e'.Lo.zahH5937, I willdivideאֲחַלְּקָ֥ה'a.cha.le.KahH2505Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927, and measureoutאֲמַדֵּֽד׃'a.ma.DedH4058thevalleyוְעֵ֖מֶקve.'E.mekH6010ofSuccothסֻכּ֣וֹתsu.KotH5523.
7Gileadגִלְעָ֨ד׀gil.'AdH1568is mine, andManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519is mine;Ephraimוְ֭אֶפְרַיִםVe.'ef.ra.yimH669also is thestrengthמָע֣וֹזma.'ozH4581of myheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218;Judahיְ֝הוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063is mylawgiverמְחֹֽקְקִי׃me.Cho.ke.kiH2710;
8Moabמוֹאָ֤ב׀mo.'AvH4124is mywashpotסִ֬יר רַחְצִ֗יsir rach.TziH5518H7366; overEdomאֱ֭דוֹם'E.domH123will I castoutאַשְׁלִ֣יךְ'ash.LikhH7993myshoeנַעֲלִ֑יna.'a.LiH5275:Philistiaפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429,triumphהִתְרֹעָֽעִֽי׃hit.ro.'A.'IH7321thou because of me.
9Who willbringיֹ֭בִלֵנִיYoi.le.niH2986me into thestrongמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4692cityעִ֣יר'irH5892? who willleadנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148me intoEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123?
10Wilt thou not, OGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, who hadst cast usoffזְנַחְתָּ֑נוּze.nach.Ta.nuH2186? and thou, OGodאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430, who didst not gooutתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318with ourarmiesבְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.tziv.'o.Tei.nuH6635?
12ThroughGodH430we shalldoנַעֲשֶׂה־na.'a.seh-H6213valiantlyחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428: for he will treaddownיָב֥וּסya.VusH947ourenemiesצָרֵֽינוּ׃tza.Rei.nuH6862.
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