Psalm 60

(Composed by David when he was engaged in battle with Aramites of Mesopotamia and Syria, and when Joab [David’s nephew and commander of his army] counterattacked and killed 12,000 Edomites in the the Valley of Salt)

O God, you have rejected us,
You have broken down our defenses,
And you have been angry with us;
Now restore us to your favor.

You have shaken the land and split it open.
Seal its cracks, for it is falling apart.
You have made your people suffer hard times;
You have made us drink wine that makes us stagger.
But for those that hold you in reverence
You have flown the flag in the fore of the fray.
That those whom you love may be delivered,
Answer us and save us with your power.
God has spoken from his sanctuary,
“In my triumph I will divide Shechem
And portion out the Valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine and Manasseh as well.
Ephraim is the helmet for my head,
And Judah, with his scepter, my lawgiver.
Moab is my washbasin and Edom,
I will stand upon to undo my sandals.
Over Philistia I will triumph.”

Who will lead me to the fortified city?
Who is it that will guide me into Edom?
Is it that you have rejected us, O God?
Do you no longer march with our armies?
Give us succor against our enemies,
For the aid of mortals is of no avail.
With the power of God we will conquer:
He will trample down out adversaries!