Psalms 60

A Prayer for Deliverance

¹You have rejected us, God, and defeated us;

you have been angry with us — but now turn back to us.

²You have made the land tremble, and you have cut it open;

now heal its wounds, because it is falling apart.

³You have made your people suffer greatly;

we stagger around as though we were drunk.

⁴You have warned those who show you reverence,

so that they might escape destruction.

⁵Save us by your might; answer our prayer,

so that the people you love may be rescued.

⁶From his sanctuary God has said,[#60.6 ; or In his holiness.]

“In triumph I will divide Shechem

and distribute the Valley of Sukkoth to my people.

⁷Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;

Ephraim is my helmet

and Judah my royal sceptre.

⁸But I will use Moab as my washbasin

and I will throw my sandals on Edom,

as a sign that I own it.

Did the Philistines think they would shout in triumph over me?”

⁹Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰Have you really rejected us?

Aren't you going to march out with our armies?

¹¹Help us against the enemy;

human help is worthless.

¹²With God on our side we will win;

he will defeat our enemies.