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!
To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself 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.
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal its breaches; for it shaketh.
3 You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.
Thou hast shown thy people hard things: thou hast 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)
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)
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 hear me.
6 God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will 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 [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 washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou 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?
[Wilt] thou not, O God, [who] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [who] didst 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 will tread down our enemies.
