< Psalms 60 >

1 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.
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 earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
You have caused the land to tremble, You have broken it, Heal its breaches, for it has moved.
3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
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 hear me.
That Your beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] 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 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 strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
Gilead [is] Mine, and Manasseh [is] Mine, And Ephraim [is] the strength of My head, Judah [is] My lawgiver,
8 Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou 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 strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Who brings me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who has led me to Edom?
10 [Wilt] not thou, O God, [which] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [which] didst not go out with our armies?
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 from trouble: 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] shall tread down our enemies.
We do mightily in God, And He treads down our adversaries!

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