Psalms 60

1 To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.

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 made the earth to tremble, thou hast rent it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

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 hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of bewilderment.

You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.

4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the 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 delivered. Save with thy right hand, and answer me.

Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!

6 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.

8 Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; Philistia, shout aloud because of me.

I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?

10 [Wilt] not thou, O God, who didst cast us off? and didst not go forth, O God, with our armies?

Have you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?

11 Give us help from trouble; for vain is man's deliverance.

Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.

12 Through God we shall do valiantly; and he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.