Psalms 60

1 For the Leader; upon Shushan Eduth; Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand. O God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; O restore us.

TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILY OF TESTIMONY.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID, TO TEACH, IN HIS STRIVING WITH ARAM-NAHARAIM AND WITH ARAM-ZOBAH, WHEN JOAB TURNS BACK AND STRIKES EDOM IN THE VALLEY OF SALT—TWELVE THOUSAND. O God, You had cast us off, You had broken us—had been angry! You turn back to us.

2 Thou hast made the land to shake, Thou hast cleft it; heal the breaches thereof; for it tottereth.

You have caused the land to tremble, You have broken it, Heal its breaches, for it has moved.

3 Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

You have shown Your people a hard thing, You have 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)

You have given an ensign to those fearing You, To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)

5 That Thy beloved may be delivered, save with Thy right hand, and answer me.

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

6 God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God has spoken in His holiness: I exult—I apportion Shechem, And I measure the Valley of Succoth,

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

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

8 Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry 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 fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

Who brings me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who has led me to Edom?

10 Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

Is it not You, O God? Have You cast us off? And do You not go forth, O God, with our hosts?

11 Give us help against the adversary; for vain is the help of man.

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

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

We do mightily in God, And He treads down our adversaries!