<p class="poetry">He destroyed their vines and fig trees,p> <p class="poetry">and broke the trees throughout their territory.p>

<p class="poetry">The sun will not harm you by day,p> <p class="poetry">or the moon by night.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He struck down the firstborn of Egypt,p> <p class="poetry">including both men and animals.p>

<p class="poetry">He defeated many nations,p> <p class="poetry">and killed mighty kings &#8211;p>

<p class="poetry">to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">to the one who struck down great kings,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt,p> <p class="poetry">the firstfruits of their reproductive power<n id="1" /> in the tents of Ham.p>

<p class="poetry">He drove his enemies back;p> <p class="poetry">he made them a permanent target for insults.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He struck down all the firstborn in their land,p> <p class="poetry">the firstfruits of their reproductive power.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For they harass<n id="1" /> the one whom you discipline;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">My heart is parched<n id="1" /> and withered like grass,p> <p class="poetry">for I am unable<n id="2" /> to eat food.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up,<n id="1" /> <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Deliver me, my God!p> <p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="2" /> you will strike<n id="3" /> all my enemies on the jaw;p> <p class="poetry">you will break the teeth<n id="4" /> of the wicked.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="1" /> he struck a rock and water flowed out,p> <p class="poetry">streams gushed forth.p> <p class="poetry">But can he also give us food?p> <p class="poetry">Will he provide meat for his people?&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director; according to the <i>shushan-eduthi> style;<n id="2" /> a prayer<n id="3" /> of David written to instruct others.<n id="4" /> It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down<n id="5" /> 12,000 Edomites<n id="6" /> in the Valley of Salt.<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, you have rejected us.<n id="8" />p> <p class="poetry">You suddenly turned on us in your anger.<n id="9" />p> <p class="poetry">Please restore us!<n id="10" />p>