Al director musical. Sígase la tonada de«El lirio del pacto». Mictam didáctico de David, cuando luchó contra los arameos del noroeste de Mesopotamia y de Siria central, y cuando Joab volvió y abatió a doce mil edomitas en el valle de la Sal.
1¡Oh Dios, tú nos has rechazado y has roto nuestras defensas; te has airado contra nosotros! SEÑOR, restáuranos de nuevo en tu favor.2Hiciste temblar la tierra, la has agrietado: repara sus grietas antes de que se desmorone.3Has sido duro con nosotros y nos diste a beber vino que nos ha hecho tambalear.4Levanta la bandera en señal de retirada para tus fieles, y podrán escapar de quienes los atacan.5Emplea tu vigorosa diestra para librarnos y rescata a tu amado pueblo.6Dios ha dicho en su santuario; «Gozosamente dividiré a Siquem y mediré el valle de Sucot.7Mío es Galaad, y mío es Manasés; Efraín producirá mis guerreros, y Judá mis reyes8Moab llegará a ser mi siervo humilde y Edom, mi esclavo. Y yo elevaré gritos de triunfo sobre las filisteos!».9¿Quién me hará entrar en la ciudad fortificada? ¿Quién me traerá la victoria sobre Edom?10¿Eres tú, oh Dios, quien nos ha rechazado? ¿Ya no sales con nuestros ejércitos?11Sí, SEÑOR, ayúdanos contra nuestros enemigos, porque de nada vale la ayuda de un simple mortal como nosotros.12Con el auxilio de Dios, realizaremos proezas, porque él pisoteará a nuestros enemigos.
1To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam[1] of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. (Dt 31:19; 2 S 5:20; 2 S 8:3; 2 S 8:13; 2 S 10:16; 1 Cr 18:3; 1 Cr 18:12; Sal 16:1; Sal 44:9; Sal 60:10; Sal 80:1; Sal 80:3)2You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters. (2 Cr 7:14)3You have made your people see hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger. (Job 21:20; Sal 71:20; Is 51:17; Is 51:22)4You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow.[2] (Sal 20:5; Pr 22:21; Is 5:26; Is 11:12; Is 13:2)5That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer us! (Dt 33:12; Sal 108:6; Jer 11:15)6God has spoken in his holiness:[3] “With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Vale of Succoth. (Gn 12:6; Gn 33:17; Gn 33:18; Jos 1:6; Jos 13:27; Jos 17:7; Sal 89:35; Am 4:2)7Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter. (Gn 49:10; Dt 33:17; Jos 13:31; Sal 140:7)8Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”[4] (2 S 8:1; 2 S 8:2; Mt 3:11)9Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? (2 S 8:14)10Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go forth, O God, with our armies. (Sal 44:9; Sal 60:1)11Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! (Sal 146:3)12With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes. (Nm 24:18; Sal 44:5; Sal 108:13; Sal 118:15; Is 63:3)