¹⁸ Edom will be his heritage, and he will put an end to the last of the people of Seir.

¹² So that the rest of Edom may be their heritage, and all the nations who have been named by my name, says the Lord, who is doing this.

²⁹ Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.

¹⁴ And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

⁴⁰ By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.

³ Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;

¹ <To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt.> God, you have put us away from you, you have sent us in all directions, you have been angry; O be turned to us again.

⁸ Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.

⁹ Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?

¹⁰ Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.

¹¹ Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

¹² Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.

⁵ For my sword in heaven is full of wrath: see, it is coming down on Edom, in punishment on the people of my curse.

¹ Who is this who comes from Edom, with blood-red robes from Bozrah? he whose clothing is fair, stepping with pride in his great strength? I whose glory is in the right, strong for salvation.