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1 For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us! 2 You made the earth quake; you split it open. Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall. 3 You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine. 4 You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah) 5 Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe. 6 God has spoken in his sanctuary: |I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off. 7 Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter. 8 Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.| 9 Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom? Psalms 60:1-9, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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