| 1 For the leader; according to "The Lily of...." A miktam of David (for teaching), | |
| 2 when he fought against Aram-Naharaim and Aram-Zobah; and Joab, coming back, killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. | |
| 3 O God, you rejected us, broke our defenses; you were angry but now revive us. | 3 ܐܠܗܐ ܛܥܝܬܢܝ ܘܕܚܩܬܢ ܘܪܓܙܬ ܥܠܝܢ |
| 4 You rocked the earth, split it open; repair the cracks for it totters. | 4 ܐܙܝܥܬܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܦܬܚܬܗ̇ ܥܨܘܒ ܬܒܪܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܟܪܗܬ |
| 5 You made your people go through hardship, made us stagger from the wine you gave us. | 5 ܚܘܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܥܡܟ ܩܫܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܫܩܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܬܛܝܪܐ |
| 6 Raise up a flag for those who revere you, a refuge for them out of bow shot. Selah | 6 ܝܗܒܬ ܠܕܚ̈ܠܝܟ ܐܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܥܪܩܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܫܬܟ |
| 7 Help with your right hand and answer us that your loved ones may escape. | 7 ܡܛܠ ܕܢܙܕܝܢܘܢ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝܟ ܦܪܘܩܝܢܝ ܒܝܡܝܢܟ ܘܥܢܝܢܝ |
| 8 In the sanctuary God promised: "I will exult, will apportion Shechem; the valley of Succoth I will measure out. | 8 ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܠ ܒܩܘܕܫܗ ܐܬܚܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܦܠܓ ܠܫܟܝܡ ܘܠܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܣܟܘܬ ܐܡܫܘܚ |
| 9 Gilead is mine, mine is Manasseh; Ephraim is the helmet for my head, Judah, my own scepter. | 9 ܕܝܠܝ ܗܘ ܓܠܥܕ ܘܕܝܠܝ ܗܘ ܡܢܫܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܥܫܢܢܗ ܕܪܝܫܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܠܟܝ |
| 10 Moab is my washbowl; upon Edom I cast my sandal. I will triumph over Philistia." | 10 ܡܘܐܒ ܫܝܓܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܝ ܥܠ ܐܕܘܡ ܐܫܪܐ ܡܣ̈ܢܝ ܘܥܠ ܦܠܫܬ ܐܩܥܐ |
| 11 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom? | 11 ܡܢܘ ܢܕܒܪܢܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܕܘܡ ܘܡܢܘ ܢܘܒܠܢܝ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܥܫܝܢܬܐ |
| 12 Was it not you who rejected us, God? Do you no longer march with our armies? | 12 ܕܗܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܛܥܝܬܢܝ ܘܠܐ ܢܦܩ ܐܢܬ ܒܚܝܠܢ |
| 13 Give us aid against the foe; worthless is human help. | 13 ܗܒ ܠܢ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܓܠ ܗܘ ܦܘܪܩܢܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ |
| 14 We will triumph with the help of God, who will trample down our foes. | |