Psalms 60

1 To the Overseer. — 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt — twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us — hadst been angry! — Thou dost turn back to us.

For the end, for them that shall yet be changed; for an inscription by David for instruction, when he [had] burnt Mesopotamia of Syria, and Syria Sobal, and Joab [had] returned and struck [in] the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, you have rejected and destroyed us; you have been angry, yet have pitied us.

2 Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

You have shaken the earth, and troubled it; heal its breaches, for it has been shaken.

3 Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

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

4 Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)

You have given a token to them that fear you, that they might flee from the bow. (Pause)

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

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

6 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult — I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, and divide Sicima, and measure out the valley of tents.

7 Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,

Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head;

8 Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

Judas is my king; Moab is the cauldron of my hope; over Idumea will I stretch out my shoe; the Philistines have been subjected to me.

9 Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

Who will lead me into the fortified city? who will guide me as far a Idumea?

10 Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

Will not you, O God, who have cast us off? and will not you, O God, go forth with our forces?

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

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

12 In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!

In God will we do valiantly; and he shall bring to nothing them that harass us.