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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David [Beloved].
Context: Possible, King David [Beloved] honors the death of a foreign King. His intentions are misunderstood and Israel [God prevails] fights in a war of miscommunication. (2 Sam 10)
1 May Adonai answer you in the day of trouble.
May the name of the God of Jacob [Supplanter] set you up on high,
2 send you help from the sanctuary,
grant you support from Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking],
3 remember all your offerings,
and accept your burned sacrifice.
Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.
4 May He grant you your heart’s desire,
and fulfill all your counsel.
5 We will triumph in your yishu'ah ·salvation·.
In the name of our God, we will set up our banners.
May Adonai grant all your requests.
6 Now I know that Adonai saves his anointed.
He will answer him from his holy heaven,
with the yesha' ·saving· strength of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,
but we trust the name of Yahweh Eloheikhem [Yahweh our God].
8 They are bowed down and fallen,
but we rise up, and stand upright.
9 Save, Adonai!
Let the King answer us when we call!