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.

O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have been displeased; O turn yourself to us again.

2 Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

You have made the earth to tremble; you have broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shakes.

3 Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

You have showed your people hard things: you have made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4 Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. (Selah)

You have given a banner to them that fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

5 That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save [with] Thy right hand, and answer us.

That your beloved may be delivered; save with your right hand, and hear me.

6 God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult — I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete 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 is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

8 Moab [is] my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

Moab is my pot for washing; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph you because of me.

9 Who doth bring me [to] a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

Who will bring me into 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!

Will not you, O God, which had cast us off? and you, O God, which did not go out with our armies?

11 Give to us help from adversity, And vain [is] the deliverance of man.

Give us help from trouble: 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 it is that shall tread down our enemies.