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 .
For
the choirmaster
. To
the tune
of
“The
Lily of the
Covenant.”
A Miktam
of David for
instruction.
When
he
fought
Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned
and struck
down
12,000
Edomites
in the Valley of Salt. You
have
rejected
us, O
God;
You
have
broken us ;
You
have
been angry ;
restore
us !