Psalms 60 — FBV

For the music director. According to “Lily of the Testimony.” A psalm (miktam) of David, useful for teaching, about the time he fought against Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and then Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

60Verse 1You, God, have rejected us! You have broken us; you have been angry with us; but now you have to welcome us back!^{+
Verse 2}You have sent earthquakes on our land and split it apart. Now heal the cracks, for the land is still having tremors.
^{Verse 3}You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.
^{Verse 4}But you have given those who respect you the banner of truth to unfurl and rally around.⁺Selah.
^{Verse 5}Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!
^{Verse 6}God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.^{+
Verse 7}Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.^{+
Verse 8}I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”^{+
Verse 9}Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?^{+
Verse 10}Have you rejected us, God? Won't you lead our armies?
^{Verse 11}Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.^{+
Verse 12}Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.