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Bible in Basic English

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us;
You have been angry; O, restore us.

King James Version

{To 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.

Holman Bible

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” A Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.God, You have rejected us;
You have broken out against us;
You have been angry. Restore us!

International Standard Version

God, you have cast us off; you have breached our defenses and you have become enraged. Return to us!

A Conservative Version

O God thou have cast us off. Thou have broken us down. Thou have been angry. O restore us again.

American Standard Version

O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.

Amplified

O God, You have rejected us and cast us off. You have broken [down our defenses and scattered] us;
You have been angry; O restore us and turn again to us.

Darby Translation

{To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.} O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.

Julia Smith Translation

To the overseer upon the lily of song: poem to David to teach; In the setting on fire Aram of the two rivers, and Aram of the station; and Joab will turn back and strike Edom in the valley of salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou didst cast us off, thou didst break us down, thou wert angry; wilt thou turn back to us?

King James 2000

[To the Chief Musician upon shushaneduth. A michtam of David to teach; when he fought with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.] O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have been displeased; O turn yourself to us again.

Lexham Expanded Bible

O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us. You have been angry. Restore us!

Modern King James verseion

To the Chief Musician. On the Lily of Testimony. A secret treasure of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram of Zobah, when Joab returned and struck twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, You have cast us off, You have scattered us, You were angry; take us back.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{To the chanter, upon the rose of witness, Michtam of David, for to teach: when he fought against Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zoba: and when Joab turned back, and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt} O God, thou hast cast us out and scattered us abroad; thou that hast been so sore displeased at us, comfort us again.

NET Bible

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!

New Heart English Bible

God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.

The Emphasized Bible

O God, thou hast rejected us - hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?

Webster

To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, 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.

World English Bible

God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.

Youngs Literal Translation

To the Overseer. -- 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.

References

Context Readings

God Our Stronghold

1 By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved. 2 You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.



Cross References

Psalm 44:9

But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.

Psalm 80:3

Take us back again, O God; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

2 Samuel 5:20

And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

2 Samuel 8:3

And David overcame Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to make his power seen by the River.

2 Samuel 10:16

And Hadadezer sent for the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.

1 Chronicles 18:3

Then David overcame Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, when he was going to make his power seen by the river Euphrates.

Psalm 60:10

Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

1 Samuel 4:10-11

So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

1 Samuel 4:17

And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

1 Samuel 13:6-7

When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.

1 Samuel 13:11

And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were going away from me, and you had not come at the time which had been fixed, and the Philistines had come together at Michmash;

1 Samuel 13:19-22

Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears:

1 Samuel 31:1-7

Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

2 Samuel 8:12-13

The nations of Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon and the Philistines and the Amalekites and the goods he had taken from Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

2 Kings 14:7

He put to the sword twelve thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela in war, naming it Joktheel, as it is to this day.

1 Chronicles 18:12-13

And when he came back from putting to the sword eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt,

1 Chronicles 19:16-19

And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they sent men to get the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River, with Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.

2 Chronicles 25:11

Then Amaziah took heart, and went out at the head of his people and came to the Valley of Salt, where he put to death ten thousand of the children of Seir;

Psalm 59:1

Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.

Psalm 59:11

Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

Psalm 74:1

Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

Psalm 85:4

Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.

Psalm 89:3

I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;

Psalm 89:7

God is greatly to be feared among the saints, and to be honoured over all those who are about him.

Psalm 89:19

Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.

Psalm 89:38

But you have put him away in disgust; you have been angry with the king of your selection.

Lamentations 3:31-32

For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.

Zechariah 10:6

And I will make the children of Judah strong, and I will be the saviour of the children of Joseph, and I will make them come back again, for I have had mercy on them: they will be as if I had not given them up: for I am the Lord their God and I will give them an answer.

Romans 11:1-2

So I say, Has God put his people on one side? Let there be no such thought. For I am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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