Psalms 60

1 “To the chief musician upon Shushan'eduth, a Michtham of David, to teach, When he fought with Aram-naharayim, and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Salt Valley twelve thousand [men].” O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast made a breach in us, thou hast been displeased: restore now unto us [thy favor].

For the end, for them that shall yet be changed; for an inscription by David for instruction, when he [had] burnt 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.

2 Thou hast caused the earth to quake; thou hast split it: heal her breaches; for she is moved.

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

3 Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of confusion.

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

4 Thou hast given to those that fear thee a banner, to elevate themselves, because of the truth. (Selah)

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

5 In order that thy beloved may be delivered: help with thy right hand, and answer me.

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

6 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will I measure out.

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

7 Mine is Gil'ad, and mine is Menasseh; Ephraim also is the strong-hold of my head; of Judah are my chiefs;

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

8 Moab is my washpot; upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou but over me.

Judas is my king; Moab is the cauldron of my hope; over Idumea will I stretch out my shoe; the Philistines have been subjected to me.

9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? who will lead me as far as Edom?

Who will lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far a Idumea?

10 Behold, it is thou, O God, who hast cast us off; and thou, O God, goest not forth with our armies.

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

11 Give us help against the assailant; for vain is the help of man.

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

12 Through God shall we do valiantly: and he it is that will tread down our assailants.

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