1 Send lambs from Sela as tributeto the ruler of the land.Send them through the desertto the mountain of beautiful Zion.
2 The women of Moab are left like homeless birdsat the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.
3 “Help us,” they cry.“Defend us against our enemies.Protect us from their relentless attack.Do not betray us now that we have escaped.
4 Let our refugees stay among you.Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past.”When oppression and destruction have endedand enemy raiders have disappeared,