< 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].
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 caused the earth to quake; thou hast split it: heal her breaches; for she is moved.
You have caused the land to tremble, You have broken it, Heal its breaches, for it has moved.
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 a hard thing, You have caused us to drink wine of trembling.
4 Thou hast given to those that fear thee a banner, to elevate themselves, 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 In order that thy beloved may be delivered: help with thy right hand, and answer 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 exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will I measure out.
God has spoken in His holiness: I exult—I apportion Shechem, And I measure the Valley of Succoth,
7 Mine is Gil'ad, and mine is Menasseh; Ephraim also is the strong-hold of my head; of Judah are my chiefs;
Gilead [is] Mine, and Manasseh [is] Mine, And Ephraim [is] the strength of My head, Judah [is] My lawgiver,
8 Moab is my washpot; upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou but over 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 fortified city? who will lead me as far as Edom?
Who brings me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who has led me to Edom?
10 Behold, it is thou, O God, who hast cast us off; and thou, O God, goest not forth 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 against the assailant; for vain is the help of man.
Give to us help from adversity, And the deliverance of man [is] vain.
12 Through God shall we do valiantly: and he it is that will tread down our assailants.
We do mightily in God, And He treads down our adversaries!

< Psalms 60 >