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!
“For the leader of the music; upon the Shushan-Eduth; a psalm of David for instruction; when he was at strife with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zoba; when Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt.” O God! thou hast forsaken us; thou hast broken us in pieces; Thou hast been angry! O revive 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.
Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!
3 You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.
Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.
4 But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around. (Selah)
Lift up a banner for them that fear thee, For the sake of thy faithfulness, that they may escape!
5 Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!
That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!
6 God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth.
7 Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.
Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre;
8 I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
Moab shall be my wash-bowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia!
9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?
Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?
10 Have you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?
Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, And didst not go forth with our armies?
11 Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.
Give us thine aid in our distress, 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 will tread down our enemies.
