¹To 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.

¹Ilaahow, adigu waad na xoortay, oo waad na dudumisay, Oo waad nagu cadhootay, haddaba bal mar na soo celi.

²Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

²Dhulkii waad gariirisay, oo waad kala dildillaacisay, Haddaba dildillaaciisa bogsii, waayo, wuu ruxmadaa.

³Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

³Dadkaagii waxaad tustay waxyaalo adag, Oo waxaad na cabsiisay khamri lala dhacdhaco.

⁴Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.

⁴Calan baad siisay kuwa kaa cabsada, In runta loo soo bandhigo aawadeed. (Selaah)

⁵That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us.

⁵Si ay kuwaad jeceshahay u samatabbaxaan, Gacantaada midig ku badbaadi oo ii jawaab.

⁶God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult — I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

⁶Ilaah wuxuu ku hadlay quduusnimadiisa oo yidhi, Anigu waan farxi doonaa, Shekem waan kala qaybin doonaa, oo waxaan qiyaasi doonaa dooxada Sukod.

⁷Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,

⁷Gilecaad anigaa iska leh, Manasehna anigaa iska leh, Oo weliba Efrayimna waa daafacaaddii madaxayga, Yahuudahna waa ushayda boqornimo.

⁸Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

⁸Moo'aab waa weelkaygii aan ku maydhan jiray, Edomna kabahaygaan ku dul tuuri doonaa, Falastiinay, qayli aawaday.

⁹Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

⁹Bal yaa i geeyn doona magaalada xoogga leh? Yaase xagga Edom ii kaxayn doona?

¹⁰Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

¹⁰Ilaahow, sow nama aadan xoorin? Ilaahow, lama soo baxdid ciidammadayada.

¹¹Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.

¹¹Cadowga naga caawi, Waayo, binu-aadmiga caawimaaddiisu waxtar ma leh.Ilaah caawimaaddiisa ayaannu wax xoog leh ku samayn doonaa, Waayo, isagaa ah kan cadaawayaashayada ku tuman doona.

¹²In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!

¹²Ilaah caawimaaddiisa ayaannu wax xoog leh ku samayn doonaa, Waayo, isagaa ah kan cadaawayaashayada ku tuman doona.