Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God
To the Chief Musician. aSet to “Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching. bWhen he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
O God, cYou 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;
aHeal its breaches, for it is shaking.
3 aYou have shown Your people hard things;
bYou have made us drink the wine of confusion.
4 aYou have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah
5 aThat Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and hear me.
6 God has aspoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
I will bdivide cShechem
And measure out dthe Valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
aEphraim also is the helmet for My head;
bJudah is My lawgiver.
8 aMoab is My washpot;
bOver Edom I will cast My shoe;
cPhilistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”
9 Who will bring me to the strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Is it not You, O God, awho cast us off?
And You, O God, who did bnot go out with our armies?
11 Give us help from trouble,
aFor the help of man is useless.
12 Through God awe will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
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