Psalms 60

1 For the end, for them that shall yet be changed; for an inscription by David for instruction, when he [had] burned Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Sobal, and Joab [had] returned and struck [in] the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, you have rejected and destroyed us; you have been angry, yet have pitied us.

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 You have shaken the earth, and troubled it; heal its breaches, for it has been shaken.

You have shaken the land and cleft it; heal its tottering breaches.

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

You have made your people drink hardship, and given us wine of reeling.

4 You have given a token to them that fear you, that they might flee from the bow. (Pause)

You have given those who fear you a banner, a rallying-place from the bow, (Selah)

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

for the rescue of your beloved. Save by your right hand and answer us.

6 God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, and divide Sicima, and measure out the valley of tents.

God did solemnly swear: “As victor will I divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7 Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head;

Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, Ephraim is the defence of my head, Judah my sceptre of rule,

8 Judas is my king; Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I stretch out my shoe; the Philistines have been subjected to 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 lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far a Idumea?

O to be brought to the fortified city! O to be led into Edom!

10 Will not you, O God, who have cast us off? and will not you, O God, go forth with our forces?

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 deliverance of man.

Grant us help from the foe, for human help is worthless.

12 In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nothing them that harass us.

With God we shall yet do bravely: he himself will tread down our foes.