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Psalm 60
Through God We Shall Do Valiantly
For the choir director. According to #60:0 Lit The lily of testimonyShushan Eduth. A #60:0 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David. For teaching. #60:0 2 Sam 8:3, 13; 1 Chr 18:3, 12When he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
1O God, You have rejected us. You have #60:1 Or broken out upon usbroken us;
You have been angry; Oh, restore us.
2You have made the #60:2 Or earthland quake, You have split it open;
Heal its breaches, for it shakes.
3You have caused Your people to see hardship;
You have given us #60:3 Lit wine of staggeringwine to drink that causes reeling.
4You have given a banner to those who fear You,
# 60:4 Or That it may be displayed because of the truth In order to flee to it from the bow. #60:4 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical InterludeSelah.
5That Your beloved may be rescued,
Save with Your right hand, and answer #60:5 Some mss meus!
6¶God has spoken in His #60:6 Or sanctuaryholiness:
“I will exult, I will portion out Shechem and measure out the valley of Succoth.
7“Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the #60:7 Lit protectionhelmet of My head;
Judah is My #60:7 Or lawgiverscepter.
8“Moab is My washbowl;
Over Edom I shall throw My shoe;
Make a loud shout, O Philistia, because of Me!”
9¶Who will bring me into the fortified city?
Who #60:9 Or has ledwill lead me to Edom?
10Have You Yourself, O God, not rejected us?
And will You, O God, not go forth with our armies?
11Oh give us help against the adversary,
For salvation #60:11 Lit ofby man is worthless.
12 # 60:12 Or In, With Through God we shall do valiantly,
And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.