Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God
To the Chief Musician.
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Set to “Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching.
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When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1 O God,You have cast us off;
You have broken us down;
You have been displeased;
Oh, restore us again!
2 You have made the earth tremble;
You have broken it;
# Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.
3 You have shown Your people hard things;
# You have made us drink the wine of confusion.
4 You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah
5 That Your beloved may be delivered,
SavewithYour right hand, and hear me.
6 God hasspoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
# I willdivideShechem
# And measure outthe Valley of Succoth.
7 GileadisMine, and ManassehisMine;
# Ephraim alsoisthe helmet for My head;
# JudahisMy lawgiver.
8 MoabisMy washpot;
# Over Edom I will cast My shoe;
# Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”
9 Who will bring metothe strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Isitnot You, O God,whocast us off?
# And You, O God,whodidnot go out with our armies?
11 Give us help from trouble,
# For the help of manisuseless.
12 Through Godwe will do valiantly,
ForitisHewhoshall tread down our enemies.