< Psalms 60 >

1 To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Lily of Testimony." A precious Psalm of David, to instruct. When he waged war with Aram-neharaim, and with Aram-zobah, —and then Joab returned and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou hast rejected us—hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?
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.
2 Thou hast shaken the land—hast rent it, Heal thou the fractures thereof—for it hath tottered:
You have caused the land to tremble, You have broken it, Heal its breaches, for it has moved.
3 Thou hast suffered thy people to see hardship, Thou hast let them drink the wine of confusion.
You have shown Your people a hard thing, You have caused us to drink wine of trembling.
4 Thou hadst given—to them that revere thee—a banner, to float aloft, Because of [thy] faithfulness. (Selah)
You have given an ensign to those fearing You, To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)
5 That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save thou with thine own right hand—and answer us.
That Your beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Your right hand, and answer us.
6 God, hath spoken in his holiness—I will exult! I will apportion Shechem, And, the Vale of Succoth, will I measure out;
God has spoken in His holiness: I exult—I apportion Shechem, And I measure the Valley of Succoth,
7 Mine, is Gilead—and mine, Manasseh, But, Ephraim, is the defence, of my head, Judah, is my commander’s staff;
Gilead [is] Mine, and Manasseh [is] Mine, And Ephraim [is] the strength of My head, Judah [is] My lawgiver,
8 Moab, is my wash-bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia! raise shout of triumph.
Moab [is] My pot for washing, Over Edom I cast My shoe, Shout, concerning Me, O Philistia.
9 Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom!
Who brings me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who has led me to Edom?
10 Is it not, thou, O God?—thou hast rejected us! And wilt thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts?
Is it not You, O God? Have You cast us off? And do You not go forth, O God, with our hosts?
11 Grant us help out of distress, For, vain, is the deliverance of man:
Give to us help from adversity, And the deliverance of man [is] vain.
12 In God, we shall do valiantly, He himself, therefore, will tread down our adversaries.
We do mightily in God, And He treads down our adversaries!

< Psalms 60 >