Psalms 60

Grieving over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

For the music director; according to
Lit The lily of testimony
Shushan Eduth. A
Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
Mikhtam of David, to teach;
2 Sam 8:3, 13; 1 Chr 18:3, 12
when he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

1 God, dYou have rejected us. You have
Or broken out upon us
,
fbroken us;
You have been gangry; hrestore us!
2 You have made the
Or earth
,
jland quake, You have split it open;
kHeal its cracks, for it sways.
3 You have
Lit caused Your people to see
,
mmade Your people experience hardship;
You have given us
Lit wine of staggering
wine to odrink that makes us stagger.
4 You have given a pbanner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
5 qThat Your rbeloved may be rescued,
sSave us with Your right hand, and answer
Some authorities me
us!

6 God has spoken in His
Or sanctuary
,
vholiness:
“I will triumph, I will divide up wShechem, and measure out the Valley of xSuccoth.
7yGilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
zEphraim also is the
Lit protection
helmet of My head;
Judah is My abscepter.
8acMoab is My washbowl;
I will throw My sandal over adEdom;
Shout loud, aePhilistia, because of Me!”

9 Who will bring me into the besieged city?
Who
Or has led
will lead me to Edom?
10 Have You Yourself not agrejected us, God?
And ahwill You not go out with our armies, God?
11 Oh give us help against the enemy,
For airescue
Lit of
by man is worthless.
12
Or In; or With
Through God we will aldo valiantly,
And it is He who will amtrample down our enemies.
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