Psalms for the Soul: Psalms Sixty


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


O God, you hast cast us off, you hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Psalms 60:2 You hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

Psalms 60:3 You hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

Psalms 60:4 You hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Psalms 60:5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

Psalms 60:6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Psalms 60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Psalms 60:8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Psalms 60:9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Psalms 60:10 Will not you, O God, which hadst cast us off? and you, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

Psalms 60:11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Psalms 60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
 (KJV)