Psalms 60
1 O God thou have cast us off. Thou have broken us down. Thou have been angry. O restore us again.
For the music director. According to “Lily of the Testimony.” A psalm (miktam) of David, useful for teaching, about the time he fought against Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and then Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You, God, have rejected us! You have broken us; you have been angry with us; but now you have to welcome us back!
2 Thou have made the land to tremble. Thou have torn it. Heal the breaking of it, for it shakes.
You have sent earthquakes on our land and split it apart. Now heal the cracks, for the land is still having tremors.
3 Thou have shown thy people hard things. Thou have made us to drink the wine of staggering.
You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.
4 Thou have given a banner to those who fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)
But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around. (Selah)
5 That thy beloved ones may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us.
Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!
6 God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult. I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.
8 Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Philistia, shout thou because of me.
I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?
Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?
10 Have not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou go not forth, O God, with our armies.
Have you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?
11 Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man.
Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.
12 Through God we shall do valiantly, for he it is who will tread down our adversaries.
Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.
