Psalms 60

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. ✦

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

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

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 hear me. ✦

6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete 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; ✦

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

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

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

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

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