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 Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.

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

You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.

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

You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.

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

You have given a banner to those who fear you, 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.

So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your 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 from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure 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 wash basin. I will throw my sandal on Edom. I 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 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?

Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.

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

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

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

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