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.

Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the inscription of a title, to David himself, for doctrine, When he set fire to Mesopotamia of Syria and Sobal and Joab returned and slew of Edom, in the vale of the saltpits, twelve thousand men. O God, thou hast cast us off, and hast destroyed us; thou hast been angry, and hast had mercy on us.

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

Thou hast moved the earth, and hast troubled it: heal thou the breaches thereof, for it has been moved.

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

Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us drink wine of sorrow.

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

Thou hast given a warning to them that fear thee: that they may flee from before the bow: That thy beloved may be delivered.

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

Save me with thy 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 hath spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem; and will mete out the vale of tabernacles.

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

Galaad is mine, and Manasses is mine: and Ephraim is the strength of my head. Juda is my king:

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

Moab is the pot of my hope. Into Edom will I stretch out my shoe: to me the foreigners are made subject.

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

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

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

Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go out with our armies?

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

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

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

Through God we shall do mightily: and he shall bring to nothing them that afflict us.