| King James Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1To 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. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. | 1You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor. |
| 2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. | 2You have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles. |
| 3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. | 3You have been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling. |
| 4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. | 4But you have raised a banner for those who fear you— a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude |
| 5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. | 5Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power. |
| 6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. | 6God has promised this by his holiness : “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth. |
| 7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; | 7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings. |
| 8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. | 8But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.” |
| 9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? | 9Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom? |
| 10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? | 10Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies? |
| 11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. | 11Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless. |
| 12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. | 12With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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