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 Leader; upon Shushan Eduth; Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand. O God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; O restore us.

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 shake, Thou hast cleft it; heal the breaches thereof; for it tottereth.

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

Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast 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 hast given a banner to them that 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 may be delivered, save with Thy right hand, and answer me.

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

God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would 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 defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

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

Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me!

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 unto Edom?

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

Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

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 that will tread down our adversaries.