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 Overseer. — 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt — twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us — hadst been angry! — Thou dost turn back to us.
2 You have moved the earth, and you have disturbed it. Heal its breaches, for it has been moved.
Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.
3 You have revealed to your people difficulties. You have made us drink the wine of remorse.
Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.
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 to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)
5 Save me with your right hand, and hear me.
That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy 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 hath spoken in His holiness: I exult — I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. And Ephraim is the strength of my head. Judah is my king.
Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my 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 pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.
9 Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me all the way to Idumea?
Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?
10 Will not you, O God, who has rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies?
Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!
11 Grant us help from tribulation. For salvation from man is empty.
Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.
12 In God, we will act virtuously. And those who trouble us, he will lead to nothing.
In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!
