Psalms 60

1 To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

For the chief musician; set to Shushan Eduth. A michtam of David, for teaching. When he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. God, you have cast us off; you have broken through our defenses; you have been angry; restore us again.

2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

You have made the land tremble; you have torn it apart; heal its fissures, for it is shaking.

3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

You have made your people see difficult things; you have made us drink the wine of staggering.

4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

For those who honor you, you have set up a banner to be displayed against those who carry the bow. (Selah)

5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save [with] thy right hand, and hear me.

So that those you love may be rescued, rescue us with your right hand and answer me.

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

God has spoken in his holiness, “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem and apportion out the Valley of Succoth.

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

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.

8 Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Moab is my washbasin; over Edom I will throw my shoe; I will shout in triumph because of Philistia.”

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

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

10 [Wilt] not thou, O God, [which] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [which] didst not go out with our armies?

But you, God, have you not rejected us? You do not go into battle with our army.

11 Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man.

Give us help against the enemy, for man's help is futile.

12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies.

We will triumph with God's help; he will trample down our enemies.