Psalms 60

1 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.

O God thou have cast us off. Thou have broken us down. Thou have been angry. O restore us again.

2 You have caused the land to tremble, You have broken it, Heal its breaches, for it has moved.

Thou have made the land to tremble. Thou have torn it. Heal the breaking of it, for it shakes.

3 You have shown Your people a hard thing, You have caused us to drink wine of trembling.

Thou have shown thy people hard things. Thou have made us to drink the wine of staggering.

4 You have given an ensign to those fearing You, To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)

Thou have given a banner to those who fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

5 That Your beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Your right hand, and answer us.

That thy beloved ones may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us.

6 God has spoken in His holiness: I exult—I apportion Shechem, And I measure the Valley of Succoth,

God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult. I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7 Gilead [is] Mine, and Manasseh [is] Mine, And Ephraim [is] the strength of My head, Judah [is] My lawgiver,

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

8 Moab [is] My pot for washing, Over Edom I cast My shoe, Shout, concerning Me, O Philistia.

Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Philistia, shout thou because of me.

9 Who brings me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who has led me to Edom?

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

10 Is it not You, O God? Have You cast us off? And do You not go forth, O God, with our hosts?

Have not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou go not forth, O God, with our armies.

11 Give to us help from adversity, And the deliverance of man [is] vain.

Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man.

12 We do mightily in God, And He treads down our adversaries!

Through God we shall do valiantly, for he it is who will tread down our adversaries.