The Psalms
Psalm 60
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.
1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. 2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of
Succoth. 7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head;
Judah is my lawgiver; 8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia,
triumph thou because of me. 9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into
Edom? 10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out
with our armies? 11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 12Through God we
shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.