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.

To him that excelleth upon Shushan Eduth, or Michtam. A Psalme of David to teach. When he fought against Aram Naharaim, and against Aram Zobah, when Joab returned and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the salt valley. O God, thou hast cast vs out, thou hast scattered vs, thou hast bene angry, turne againe vnto vs.

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

Thou hast made the land to tremble, and hast made it to gape: heale the breaches thereof, for it is shaken.

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

Thou hast shewed thy people heauy things: thou hast made vs to drinke the wine of giddines.

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

But now thou hast giuen a banner to them that feare thee, that it may be displayed because of thy trueth. (Selah)

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

That thy beloued may be deliuered, helpe with thy right hand and heare me.

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

God hath spoken in his holines: therefore I will reioyce: I shall deuide Shechem, and measure 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 shalbe mine, and Manasseh shalbe mine: Ephraim also shalbe the strength of mine head: Iudah is my lawgiuer.

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

Moab shalbe my wash pot: ouer Edom will I cast out my shoe: Palestina shew thy selfe ioyfull for me.

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

Who will leade me into the strong citie? who will bring me vnto Edom?

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

Wilt not thou, O God, which hadest cast vs off, and didest not go forth, O God, with our armies?

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

Giue vs helpe against trouble: for vaine is the helpe of man.

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

Through God we shall doe valiantly: for he shall tread downe our enemies.