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.

Psalm 60

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer3 of David written to instruct others.4 It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down5 12,000 Edomites6 in the Valley of Salt.7

1 O God, you have rejected us.
You suddenly turned on us in your anger.
Please restore us!

2 You made the earth quake; you split it open.
Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.

3 You have made your people experience hard times;
you have made us drink intoxicating wine.

4 You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag,
so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)

5 Deliver by your power and answer me,
so that the ones you love may be safe.

6 God has spoken in his sanctuary:
“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;
the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.

7 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh!
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah my royal scepter.

8 Moab is my washbasin.
I will make Edom serve me.
I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”

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

10 Have you not rejected us, O God?
O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.

11 Give us help against the enemy,
for any help men might offer is futile.

12 By God’s power we will conquer;
he will trample down our enemies.