Psalms

Chapter 60

Victory with God

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam [a] of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim [b] and Aram-zobah, [c] and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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1 You have rejected us, O God;

You have broken us;

You have been angry;

restore us!

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2 You have shaken the land

and torn it open.

Heal its fractures,

for it is quaking.

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3 You have shown Your people hardship;

we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

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4 You have raised a banner for those who fear You,

that they may flee the bow. [d]

Selah

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5 Respond and save us with Your right hand,

that Your beloved may be delivered.

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6 God has spoken from His sanctuary: [e]

“I will triumph!

I will parcel out Shechem

and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

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7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;

Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.

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8 Moab is My washbasin;

upon Edom I toss My sandal;

over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

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9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

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10 Have You not rejected us, O God?

Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

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11 Give us aid against the enemy,

for the help of man is worthless.

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12 With God we will perform with valor,

and He will trample our enemies.

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