Psalms, 60

1. [For the choirmaster To the tune 'The decree is a lily' In a quiet voice Of David To be learnt When he was at war with Aram-Naharaim and Aram-Zobah, and Joab marched back to destroy twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt] God, you have rejected us, broken us, you were angry, come back to us!

1. To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, 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.

2. You made the earth tremble, split it open; now mend the rifts, it is tottering still.

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

3. You have forced your people to drink a bitter draught, forced us to drink a wine that made us reel.

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

4. You gave a signal to those who fear you to let them escape out of range of the bow.Pause

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

5. To rescue those you love, save with your right hand and answer us.

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

6. God has spoken from his sanctuary, 'In triumph I will divide up Shechem, and share out the Valley of Succoth.

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

7. 'Mine is Gilead, mine Manasseh, Ephraim the helmet on my head, Judah my commander's baton,

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

8. 'Moab a bowl for me to wash in, on Edom I plant my sandal. Now try shouting "Victory!" over me, Philistia!'

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

9. Who will lead me against a fortified city, who will guide me into Edom,

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

10. if not you, the God who has rejected us? God, you no longer march with our armies.

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

11. Bring us help in our time of crisis, any human help is worthless.

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

12. With God we shall do deeds of valour, he will trample down our enemies.

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