Psalm 60

Prayer in Difficult Times

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” ^a A Miktam of David for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in Salt Valley, killing twelve thousand. ^b

¹God, you have rejected us;

you have broken us down;

you have been angry. Restore us! ^c,^d

²You have shaken the land and split it open.

Heal its fissures, for it shudders. ^e

³You have made your people suffer hardship;

you have given us wine to drink

that made us stagger. ^f

⁴You have given a signal flag to those who fear you,

so that they can flee before the archers. ^g,^h Selah

⁵Save with your right hand, and answer me,

so that those you love may be rescued. ⁱ

⁶God has spoken in his sanctuary: ^j

“I will celebrate!

I will divide up Shechem. ^k

I will apportion the Valley of Succoth. ^l

⁷Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine,

and Ephraim is my helmet; ^m

Judah is my scepter. ⁿ

⁸Moab is my washbasin. ^o

I throw my sandal on Edom; ^p

I shout in triumph over Philistia.” ^q

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom? ^r

¹⁰God, haven’t you rejected us?

God, you do not march out with our armies. ^s

¹¹Give us aid against the foe,

for human help is worthless. ^t

¹²With God we will perform valiantly; ^u

he will trample our foes. ^v