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 leader of the music; upon the Shushan-Eduth; a psalm of David for instruction; when he was at strife with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zoba; when Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt.” O God! thou hast forsaken us; thou hast broken us in pieces; Thou hast been angry! O revive us again!
2 Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.
Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!
3 Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.
Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.
4 Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)
Lift up a banner for them that fear thee, For the sake of thy faithfulness, that they may escape!
5 That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us.
That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!
6 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult — I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure 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,
Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre;
8 Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.
Moab shall be my wash-bowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia!
9 Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?
Who will bring me to 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 didst forsake us, And didst not go forth with our armies?
11 Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.
Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!
12 In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!
Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.
