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 music director. According to “Lily of the Testimony.” A psalm (miktam) of David, useful for teaching, about the time he fought against Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and then Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You, God, have rejected us! You have broken us; you have been angry with us; but now you have to welcome us back!
2 Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.
You have sent earthquakes on our land and split it apart. Now heal the cracks, for the land is still having tremors.
3 Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.
You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.
4 Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)
But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around. (Selah)
5 That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us.
Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!
6 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult — I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
7 Mine [is] Gilead, and mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,
Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.
8 Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.
I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
9 Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?
Who will bring me into the fortified 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!
Have you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?
11 Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.
Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.
12 In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!
Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.
