as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down – to the place you appointed for them.

The meadows are clothed with sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout joyfully, yes, they sing.

As they pass through the Baca Valley, he provides a spring for them. The rain even covers it with pools of water.

God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem, the valley of Succoth I will measure off.

God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.

Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.

He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

He turns springs into streams; they flow between the mountains.

You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.