Psalms 60

1 O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have been displeased; O turn yourself to us again.

“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 made the earth to tremble; you have broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shakes.

Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!

3 You have showed your people hard things: you have made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.

4 You have given a banner to them that fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

Lift up a banner for them that fear thee, For the sake of thy faithfulness, that they may escape!

5 That your beloved may be delivered; save with your right hand, and hear me.

That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!

6 God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete 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 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre;

8 Moab is my pot for washing; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph you because of me.

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 strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?

10 Will not you, O God, which had cast us off? and you, O God, which did not go out with our armies?

Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, And didst not go forth with our armies?

11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!

12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.