[1] God, You have turned away from us; You have shattered us into a million tiny pieces; You have boiled with anger. Now put us back together, and refresh us with Your mercy. [2] You have made the earth shake; You have cracked it open effortlessly. Heal the fissures in the earth, for it is unsteady. [3] You have caused Your people to suffer; You have provided us with wine that makes us stagger. [4] You have unfurled a banner for those who revere You, a signal to gather in safety out of the enemy's reach. [pause] [5] So that Your treasured ones may be saved, rescue us with Your right hand, and answer our pleas! [6] God's voice has been heard in His holy sanctuary: "I will celebrate; I will allocate Shechem and the Succoth Valley to My people. [7] Gilead belongs to Me, and so does Manasseh; Ephraim is the helmet that protects My head; Judah is the scepter through which I rule; [8] Moab is the washpot in which I rinse My feet. I will throw My shoe over Edom in conquest; prepare for My victory, Philistia. Cry out because of Me!" [9] But who will take me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom? [10] Have You not turned Your back on us, O God? Will You stay away and not accompany our armies, O God? [11] Help us against our enemy; we need Your help! It's useless to trust in the hand of man for liberation. [12] Only through God can we be successful. It is God alone who will defeat our enemies and bring us victory!
