Psalms 60

1 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!

To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Lily of Testimony." A precious Psalm of David, to instruct. When he waged war with Aram-neharaim, and with Aram-zobah, —and then Joab returned and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou hast rejected us—hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?

2 You have sent earthquakes on our land and split it apart. Now heal the cracks, for the land is still having tremors.

Thou hast shaken the land—hast rent it, Heal thou the fractures thereof—for it hath tottered:

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

Thou hast suffered thy people to see hardship, Thou hast let them drink the wine of confusion.

4 But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around. (Selah)

Thou hadst given—to them that revere thee—a banner, to float aloft, Because of [thy] faithfulness. (Selah)

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

That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save thou with thine own right hand—and answer us.

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

God, hath spoken in his holiness—I will exult! I will apportion Shechem, And, the Vale of Succoth, will I measure out;

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

Mine, is Gilead—and mine, Manasseh, But, Ephraim, is the defence, of my head, Judah, is my commander’s staff;

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

Moab, is my wash-bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia! raise shout of triumph.

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

Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom!

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

Is it not, thou, O God?—thou hast rejected us! And wilt thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts?

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

Grant us help out of distress, For, vain, is the deliverance of man:

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

In God, we shall do valiantly, He himself, therefore, will tread down our adversaries.