¹[Fiantsoan'ny efa resim-pahavalo, mba hotsarovan'Andriamanitra ny teniny] Ho an'ny mpiventy hira Al-sho-shanedoth. Miktama nataon'i Davida hampianarana, fony izy nanafika an'i Mesopotamia sy Arama-zoba tamin'ny niverenan'i Joaba ka namelezany ny Edomita roa arivo amby iray alin-dahy teo amin'ny lohasahan-tsira. Andriamanitra ô, efa nanary sy nampihahaka anay Hianao; efa tezitra Hianao, velombelomy izahay.[Arama-naharaima]

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.

²Efa nampihorohoro ny tany Hianao ka namaky azy; amboary izay rava aminy, fa mihozongozona izy.

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

³Efa nampahita ny olonao zava-tsarotra Hianao, ary efa nampisotro anay divay mampiraikiraiky.

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

⁴Efa notoloranao faneva ny matahotra Anao, hatsangany noho ny fahamarinana.

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

⁵Mba hahafahan'ny malalanao, dia vonjeo amin'ny tananao ankavanana aho, ka valio.

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

⁶Andriamanitra niteny tamin'ny fahamasinany hoe: hifaly Aho ka hizara an'i Sekema; ary ny lohasahan'i Sokota horefesiko;

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

⁷Ahy Gileada, Ahy koa Manase; ary aron'ny lohako Efraima tehim-panjakako Joda;

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

⁸Tavin-dranoko fanasana Moaba; Edoma no anipazako ny kapako; mihobia noho ny amiko, ry Filistia.

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

⁹Iza no hitondra ahy ho any an-tanàna mafy? iza no hitarika ahy ho any Edoma?

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

¹⁰Tsy Hianao va, Izay efa nanary anay, Andriamanitra ô. Sady tsy nivoaka niaraka tamin'ny antokon'ny miaramilanay, Andriamanitra ô? [Na: Tsy efa nanary anay va Hianao]

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

¹¹Vonjeo amin'ny mpandrafy izahay; fa zava-poana ny famonjena ataon'ny olona.Andriamanitra no haherezantsika; fa Izy no hanitsakitsaka ny fahavalontsika.

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

¹²Andriamanitra no haherezantsika; fa Izy no hanitsakitsaka ny fahavalontsika.

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