Psalms 60
1 O GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
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 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
You have shaken the land and cleft it; heal its tottering breaches.
3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
You have made your people drink hardship, and given us wine of reeling.
4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)
You have given those who fear you a banner, a rallying-place from the bow, (Selah)
5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
for the rescue of your beloved. Save by your right hand and answer us.
6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
God did solemnly swear: ‘As victor will I divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is the defence of my head, Judah my sceptre of rule,
8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
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 strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!
10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Have you not spurned us, O God? You do not march forth with our armies.
11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.
12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
With God we shall yet do bravely: he himself will tread down our foes.
