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.

For the music director. According to “Lily of the Testimony.” A psalm (miktam) of David, useful for teaching, about the time he fought against Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and then Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You, God, have rejected us! You have broken us; you have been angry with us; but now you have to welcome us back!

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

You have sent earthquakes on our land and split it apart. Now heal the cracks, for the land is still having tremors.

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

You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.

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

But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around. (Selah)

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

Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!

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

God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion 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,

Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.

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

I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into 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 you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?

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

Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.

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

Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.