1David complaining to God of former judgments, 4now upon better hope prayeth for deliverance: 6comforting himself in God's promises, he craveth that help whereon he trusteth.
0To the chief Musician aupon Shushan-eduth, 1Michtam of David, bto teach; when he cstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.
1Or, A golden psalm.
a Ps. 16; 45; 80, title. b 2Sa. 1.18. c 2Sa. 8.3,13,14.
1O GOD, dthou hast cast us off, thou hast 2scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O eturn thyself to us again.
2Heb. broken.
d Ps. 44.9; 80.12. e La. 3.31,32. Zec. 10.6. Ps. 80.1-3,7,14,19; 79.8-11; 74.3,19,21; 44.23-26.
2Thou fhast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
f 1Sa. 14.15. Hag. 2.7. 2Ch. 7.14. Is. 30.30. Je. 30.17.
3Thou ghast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
g Ps. 71.20; 75.8. Is. 51.17,22. Je. 25.15. De. 28.28. Ro. 11.7,8.
4Thou hhast given ia banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
h Ca. 2.4. Ps. 20.5. Is. 11.10,12; 49.22. Ro. 15.8. i Is. 5.26.
5That jthy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
j Ps. 108.6-13; 20.6. 2Co. 1.10. Is. 63.1-5. De. 33.12.
6God khath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I lwill divide mShechem, and *mete out the valley of nSuccoth.
*mete-measure.
k Ps. 89.35. Je. 23.9. Am. 4.2. l 2Sa. 5.1-3. 1Ch. 12. 2Sa. 2.8,9. m Jos. 17.7. n Ge. 33.17.
7oGilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the pstrength of mine head; Judah is my qlawgiver;
o Jos. 13.29-31. p 1Sa. 28.2. De. 33.17. q Ge. 49.8-10. Ps. 122.5.
8Moab is my rwashpot; over sEdom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, 3triumph thou because of me.
3Or, triumph thou over me [ironically]. Ps. 108.9. 2Sa. 5.18-25; 8.1; 21.15-22. Is. 14.29.
r 2Sa. 8.2. 1Ch. 18.13. s Ru. 4.7. 2Sa. 8.14. 1Ch. 18.13.
9Who will bring me into the 4strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
4Heb. city of strength.
10Wilt not thou, O God, which thadst cast us off? and thou , O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
t Ps. 44.9; 108.11. Is. 12.1; 49.14.
11Give uus help from trouble: for vain is the 5help of man.
5Heb. salvation.
u Ps. 25.22; 146.3. Is. 31.3.
12Through vGod we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
v Nu. 24.18. 1Ch. 19.13. Ps. 27.1-3; 118.6-14; 18.30-45. Is. 17.13; 41.14-16,26; 63.3. Mal. 4.1-3.