Psalms 60

1 Unto the end. For those who will be changed, with the inscription of a title, of David himself, for instruction: when he set fire to Mesopotamia of Syria and Sobal, and Joab turned back and struck Idumea, in the valley of the salt pits, twelve thousand men. O God, you have rejected us, and you have ruined us. You became angry, and yet you have been merciful to us.

To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

2 You have moved the earth, and you have disturbed it. Heal its breaches, for it has been moved.

Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

3 You have revealed to your people difficulties. You have made us drink the wine of remorse.

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4 You have given a warning sign to those who fear you, so that they may flee from before the face of the bow, so that your beloved may be delivered.

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

5 Save me with your right hand, and hear me.

That thy beloved may be delivered; save [with] thy right hand, and hear me.

6 God has spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Shechem, and I will measure the steep valley of the tabernacles.

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. And Ephraim is the strength of my head. Judah is my king.

Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;

8 Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. Into Idumea, I will extend my shoe. To me, the foreigners have been made subject.

Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

9 Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me all the way to Idumea?

Who will bring me [into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

10 Will not you, O God, who has rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies?

[Wilt] not thou, O God, [which] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [which] didst not go out with our armies?

11 Grant us help from tribulation. For salvation from man is empty.

Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man.

12 In God, we will act virtuously. And those who trouble us, he will lead to nothing.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies.