Victory with God
(2 Samuel 8:1–14; 1 Chronicles 18:1–13; Psalm 108:1–13)

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktama of David (beloved) for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim (Mesopotamia)b and Aram-zobah (the land northeast of Damascus),c and Joab (YHWH is father) returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites (red) in the Valley of Salt.

1 You have rejected us, O God {Elohim};

You have broken us;

You have been angry;

restore us!

2You have shaken the land

and torn it open.

Heal its fractures,

for it is quaking.

3You have shown Your people hardship;

we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

4You have raised a banner for those who fear You,

that they may flee the bow (that it may be displayed because of truth).d

Selah

5Respond and save us with Your right hand,

that Your beloved may be delivered.

6God {Elohim} has spoken from His sanctuary (in His holiness):e

“I will triumph!

I will parcel out Shechem (shoulder)

and apportion the Valley of Succoth (booths).

7Gilead (rocky region) is Mine, and Manasseh (causing to forget) is Mine;

Ephraim (doubly fruitful) is My helmet, Judah is (praised) My scepter.

8Moab (of his father) is My washbasin;

upon Edom (red) I toss My sandal;

over Philistia (land of sojourners) I shout in triumph.”

9Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom (red)?

10Have You not rejected us, O God {Elohim}?

Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

11Give us aid against the enemy,

for the help of man is worthless.

12With God {Elohim} we will perform with valor,

and He will trample our enemies.