Psalms 60

1 “For the leader of the music; upon the Shushan-Eduth; a psalm of David for instruction; when he was at strife with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zoba; when Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt.” O God! thou hast forsaken us; thou hast broken us in pieces; Thou hast been angry! O revive us again!

To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

2 Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!

Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

3 Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4 Lift up a banner for them that fear thee, For the sake of thy faithfulness, that they may escape!

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

5 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!

That thy beloved may be delivered; save [with] thy right hand, and hear me.

6 God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth.

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7 Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre;

Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;

8 Moab shall be my wash-bowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia!

Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

9 Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?

Who will bring me [into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

10 Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, And didst not go forth with our armies?

[Wilt] not thou, O God, [which] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [which] didst not go out with our armies?

11 Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!

Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man.

12 Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies.