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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

God did solemnly swear: ‘As victor will I 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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