Psalms 60
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.
For the end, for them that shall yet be changed; for an inscription by David for instruction, when he [had] burned Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Sobal, and Joab [had] returned and smitten [in] the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast rejected and destroyed us; thou hast been angry, yet hast pitied us.
2 By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.
Thou hast shaken the earth, and troubled it; heal its breaches, for it has been shaken.
3 You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.
Thou hast shewn thy people hard things: thou has made us drink the wine of astonishment.
4 Give a safe place to those who have fear of you, where they may go in flight from before the bow. (Selah)
Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, that they might flee from the bow. (Pause)
5 So that your loved ones may be made safe, let your right hand be my salvation, and give me an answer.
That thy beloved ones may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6 God has said in his holy place, I will be glad: I will make a division of Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will be measured out.
God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, and divide Sicima, and measure out the valley of tents.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;
Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head;
8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.
Judas is my king; Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I stretch out my shoe; the Philistines have been subjected to me.
9 Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?
Who will lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far a Idumea?
10 Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our forces?
11 Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the deliverance of man.
12 Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.
In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nought them that harass us.
