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¹ O GOD, thou hast forsaken us, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased with us; O turn thyself to us again.² Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it; heal the breaches thereof, for it hath weakened.³ Thou hast shown thy people hardships; thou hast made us to drink the dregs of wine.⁴ Thou hast wrought a miracle to them that reverence thee, so that they need not flee from the bow.⁵ That thy beloved may be prepared, save with thy right hand, and hear me.

⁶ God has spoken in his holiness: I will be strong, I will divide Shechem and mete out the valley of Succoth.⁷ Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my king.⁸ Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I levy tribute; over Philistia will I triumph.⁹ Who will lead me into Edom? Who will bring me into the strong city?¹⁰ For behold, O God, thou hadst cast us off, and thou didst not go before us with our armies.¹¹ Give us strength against our enemies; for vain is the help of man.¹² Through God we shall do valiantly; for he it is who shall tread down our enemies.