60:1 O God, you have rejected us.1
You suddenly turned on us in your anger.2
Please restore us!3
60:2 You made the earth quake; you split it open.4
Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.5
60:3 You have made your people experience hard times;6
you have made us drink intoxicating wine.7
60:4 You have given your loyal followers8 a rallying flag,
so that they might seek safety from the bow.9 (Selah)
60:5 Deliver by your power10 and answer me,11
so that the ones you love may be safe.12
60:6 God has spoken in his sanctuary:13
“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;
the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.14
60:7 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh!15
Ephraim is my helmet,16
Judah my royal scepter.17
I will make Edom serve me.19
I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”20
60:9 Who will lead me into the fortified city?
Who will bring me to Edom?21
60:10 Have you not rejected us, O God?
O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.
60:11 Give us help against the enemy,
for any help men might offer is futile.22
60:12 By God’s power we will conquer;23
he will trample down24 our enemies.
Psalm 6125
For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David.