Psalms 60

1 For the music director. According to “Lily of the Testimony.” A psalm (miktam) of David, useful for teaching, about the time he fought against Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and then Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You, God, have rejected us! You have broken us; you have been angry with us; but now you have to welcome us back!

O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have been displeased; O turn yourself to us again.

2 You have sent earthquakes on our land and split it apart. Now heal the cracks, for the land is still having tremors.

You have made the earth to tremble; you have broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shakes.

3 You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.

You have showed your people hard things: you have made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4 But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around. (Selah)

You have given a banner to them that fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

5 Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!

That your beloved may be delivered; save with your right hand, and hear me.

6 God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

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

7 Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.

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

8 I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”

Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph you because of me.

9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?

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

10 Have you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?

Will not you, O God, which had cast us off? and you, O God, which did not go out with our armies?

11 Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.

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

12 Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.

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