Psalm 60

God has promised to help his people

¹God, you have turned against us,

and you have broken down our strong walls.

You are angry with us,

but please make us strong again!

²You made the ground shake

and you tore it open.

Now mend the holes,

or everything will fall down.

³You have given your people a time of great trouble.

You have given us strong wine to drink,

that has made us fall like drunk people.

⁴But you have lifted up a flag

for the people who serve you.

They can meet together there,

to be safe in the battle .

⁵Use your power to rescue us!

Answer our prayers !

Then the people that you love will be safe.

⁶God has spoken from his holy place![#60:6 The place is God's home. Perhaps it was the in Jerusalem, or God's home in .]

He has promised:

‘I will show my power!

I will divide Shechem into separate pieces.

I will measure Succoth Valley.

⁷Gilead belongs to me,

and so does Manasseh.

Ephraim is like my helmet for war.

Judah has the authority of my royal sceptre .

⁸But Moab is the place where I wash my hands.

Edom is my servant.

I can throw my shoes at him!

I will shout loudly,

because I have won against the Philistines.’

⁹Who will lead me into the strong city?

Who will take me to fight and win against Edom?

¹⁰God, have you really turned against us?

Will you not lead our armies into battle ?

¹¹Help us to fight against our enemies,

because help from men is useless !

¹²With God's help, we will win!

He will beat down our enemies for us.