Psalms 60

1 To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.

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

Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

3 Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of bewilderment.

Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

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

Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)

5 That thy beloved ones may be delivered. Save with thy right hand, and answer me.

That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us.

6 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

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 law-giver;

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

8 Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; Philistia, shout aloud because of me.

Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom?

Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

10 [Wilt] not thou, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, 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 Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.

12 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!