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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

That Your beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Your right hand, and answer us.

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 exult—I apportion Shechem, And I measure 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, And Ephraim [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 pot for washing, Over Edom I cast My shoe, Shout, concerning Me, O Philistia.

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

Who brings me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who has led me to Edom?

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

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

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

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

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

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