Chapter 60

¹For the leader; on ^a‐ Meaning of Heb. uncertain. shushan eduth. ^‐a Meaning of Heb. uncertain. A michtam of David (to be taught), ² when he fought with Aram‐Naharaim and Aram‐Zobah, and Joab returned and defeated Edom—[an army] of twelve thousand men—in the Valley of Salt. ^b Cf. 2 Sam. 8 ; 1 Chron. 18 .

³O God, You have rejected us, You have made a breach in us; You have been angry; restore us! ⁴You have made the land quake; You have torn it open. Mend its fissures, for it is collapsing. ⁵You have made Your people suffer hardship; ^c‐ Or “You have sated Your people with a bitter draft.” You have given us wine that makes us reel. ^‐c Or “You have sated Your people with a bitter draft.” ^{6 a‐} Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Give those who fear You because of Your truth a banner for rallying. ^‐a Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Selah. ^{7 d} Cf. Ps. 108.7–14 . That those whom You love might be rescued, deliver with Your right hand and answer me. ⁸God promised ^e‐ Meaning of Heb. uncertain. in His sanctuary ^‐e Meaning of Heb. uncertain. that I would exultingly divide up Shechem, and measure the Valley of Sukkoth; ⁹Gilead and Manasseh would be mine, Ephraim my chief stronghold, Judah my scepter; ¹⁰Moab would be my washbasin; on Edom I would cast my shoe; acclaim me, O Philistia! ¹¹Would that I were brought to the bastion! Would that I were led to Edom! ¹²But You have rejected us, O God; God, You do not march with our armies. ¹³Grant us Your aid against the foe, for the help of man is worthless. ¹⁴With God we shall triumph; He will trample our foes.