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.

For the leader. On shushan eduth. A michtam of David (for teaching), when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and defeated twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have spurned and broken us, routing us in your wrath – restore us!

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

You have shaken the land and cleft it; heal its tottering breaches.

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

You have made your people drink hardship, and given us wine of reeling.

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.

You have given those who fear you a banner, a rallying-place from the bow, (Selah)

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

for the rescue of your beloved. Save by your right hand and answer us.

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 did solemnly swear: “As victor will I 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.

Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is the defence of my head, Judah my sceptre of rule,

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 the pot that I wash in, Edom – I cast my shoe over it, I shout o’er Philistia in triumph.”

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

O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!

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

Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.

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

Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.

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

With God we shall yet do bravely: he himself will tread down our foes.