< 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.
“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 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!
3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast 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 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, 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 thy beloved may be delivered; save [with] thy right hand, and hear me.
That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!
6 God hath 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 washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou 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 [Wilt] not thou, O God, [which] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [which] didst 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.

< Psalms 60 >