Psalm 60

Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1 O God, You have rejected us. You have broken us;
You have been angry; O, restore us.

2 You have made the land quake, You have split it open;
Heal its breaches, for it totters.

3 You have made Your people experience hardship;
You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.

4 You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

5 That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and answer us!

6 God has spoken in His tholiness:
"I will exult, I will portion out Shechem and measure out the valley of Succoth.

7 "Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the helmet of My head;
Judah is My tscepter.

8 "Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Shout loud, O Philistia, because of Me!"

9 Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who will lead me to Edom?

10 Have not You Yourself, O God, rejected us?
And will You not go forth with our armies, O God?

11 O give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.

12 Through God we shall do valiantly,
And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 60

1 O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.

2 Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

3 Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to 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

5 That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer us.

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

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

8 Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe: Philistia, shout thou because of me.

9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom?

10 Hast not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

11 Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.

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