Psalm 60
New King James Version

Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God^(A)

To the Chief Musician.^(B)Set to^[a]“Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching.^(C)When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

60 O God,^(D)You have cast us off;
You have broken us down;
You have been displeased;
Oh, restore us again!
²You have made the earth tremble;
You have broken it;
^(E)Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.
³^(F)You have shown Your people hard things;
^(G)You have made us drink the wine of^[b]confusion.

⁴^(H)You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth.Selah
⁵^(I)That Your beloved may be delivered,
SavewithYour right hand, and hear me.

⁶God has^(J)spoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
I will^(K)divide^(L)Shechem
And measure out^(M)the Valley of Succoth.
⁷GileadisMine, and ManassehisMine;
^(N)Ephraim alsoisthe^[c]helmet for My head;
^(O)JudahisMy lawgiver.
⁸^(P)MoabisMy washpot;
^(Q)Over Edom I will cast My shoe;
^(R)Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”

⁹Who will bring metothe strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
¹⁰Is itnot You, O God,^(S)whocast us off?
And You, O God,whodid^(T)not go out with our armies?
¹¹Give us help from trouble,
^(U)For the help of manisuseless.
¹²Through God^(V)we will do valiantly,
Forit isHewhoshall tread down our enemies.