Psalms 60

1 For the chief musician; set to Shushan Eduth. A michtam of David, for teaching. When he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. God, you have cast us off; you have broken through our defenses; you have been angry; restore us again.

O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have been displeased; O turn yourself to us again.

2 You have made the land tremble; you have torn it apart; heal its fissures, for it is shaking.

You have made the earth to tremble; you have broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shakes.

3 You have made your people see difficult things; you have made us drink the wine of staggering.

You have showed your people hard things: you have made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4 For those who honor you, you have set up a banner to be displayed against those who carry the bow. (Selah)

You have given a banner to them that fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

5 So that those you love may be rescued, rescue us with your right hand and answer me.

That your beloved may be delivered; save with your right hand, and hear me.

6 God has spoken in his holiness, “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem and apportion out the Valley of Succoth.

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

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.

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

8 Moab is my washbasin; over Edom I will throw my shoe; I will shout in triumph because of Philistia.”

Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph you because of me.

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

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

10 But you, God, have you not rejected us? You do not go into battle with our army.

Will not you, O God, which had cast us off? and you, O God, which did not go out with our armies?

11 Give us help against the enemy, for man's help is futile.

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

12 We will triumph with God's help; he will trample down our enemies.

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