NASB — Psalms 60 — KJV

Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help.

For the choir director; according to Shushan Eduth. A Mikhtam of David, to teach; ×when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

  1 O God°, aYou have rejected° us. You have Ibbroken° us;
  You have been° cangry°; O, drestore° us.
  2 You have made the Ialand° quake°, You have split° it open°;
  bHeal° its breaches°, for it totters°.
  3 You have Iamade Your people° experience° hardship°;
  You have given° us IIwine° to bdrink° that makes us stagger°.
  4 You have given° a abanner° to those who fear° You,
  That it may be displayed° because°° of the truth°.
      ISelah°.
  5 aThat Your bbeloved° may be delivered°,
  cSave° with Your right° hand°, and answer° Ius!

[1] Lit The lily of testimony Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm ×2S 8:3, 13; 1Ch 18:3, 12 IOr broken out upon us aPs 44:9 b2S 5:20 cPs 79:5 dPs 80:3
[2] IOr earth aPs 18:7 b2Ch 7:14; Is 30:26
[3] ILit caused Your people to see IILit wine of staggering aPs 66:12; 71:20 bPs 75:8; Is 51:17, 22; Jr 25:15
[4] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aPs 20:5; Is 5:26; 11:12; 13:2
[5] ISome authorities read me aPs 60:5-12; 108:6-13 bDt 33:12; Ps 127:2; Is 5:1; Jr 11:15 cPs 17:7

  6 ¶ God° has spoken° in His Iaholiness°:
  “I will exult°, I will portion° out bShechem° and measure° out the valley° of cSuccoth°.
  7aGilead° is Mine, and Manasseh° is Mine;
  bEphraim° also is the Ihelmet° of My head°;
  Judah° is My IIcscepter°.
  8aMoab° is My washbowl°;
  Over° bEdom° I shall throw° My shoe°;
  Shout° loud°, O cPhilistia°, because° of Me!”

[6] IOr sanctuary aPs 89:35 bGn 12:6; 33:18; Jsh 17:7 cGn 33:17; Jsh 13:27
[7] ILit protection IIOr lawgiver aJsh 13:31 bDt 33:17 cGn 49:10
[8] a2S 8:2 b2S 8:14 c2S 8:1

  9 ¶ Who° will bring° me into the besieged° city°?
  Who° Iwill lead° me to Edom°?
  10 Have not You Yourself°, O God°, arejected° us?
  And bwill You not go° forth° with our armies°, O God°?
  11 O give° us help° against° the adversary°,
  For adeliverance° Iby man° is in vain°.
  12 IThrough God° we shall ado° valiantly°,
  And it is He who will btread° down° our adversaries°.

[9] IOr has led
[10] aPs 60:1; 108:11 bJsh 7:12; Ps 44:9
[11] ILit of aPs 146:3
[12] IOr In or With aNu 24:18; Ps 118:16 bPs 44:5; Is 63:3


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David, complaining to God of former judgment,

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianºª upon² Shushaneduth,º Michtamº of David,º to teach;ºª when he strove¹ª with²² Aramnaharaimº¹ and with Aramzobah,º when Joabº returned,ºª and smoteºª of² Edomº in the valleyº of saltº twelveºº thousand.]]º O God,º thou hast cast us off,ºª thou hast scatteredºª us, thou hast been displeased;ºª O turn² thyself to us again.¹ª 2 Thou hast made the earthº to tremble;ºª thou hast brokenºª it: healºª the breachesº thereof; for² it shaketh.ºª 3 Thou hast shewedºª thy peopleº hard² things:¹ thou hast made us to drinkºª the wineº of astonishment.º

[1] 1S 4:10, 17; 13:6, 11, 19; 31:1; 2S 8:3, 12; 10:16; 2K 14:7; 1Ch 18:3, 12; 19:16; 28:9; 2Ch 25:11; Ps 44:9; 59:1, 11; 60:10; 74:1; 79:9; 85:4; 89:3, 7, 19, 38; 90:13; 108:11; Lm 3:31; Zc 10:6; Ro 11:1.
[2] 2S 2:8; 3:11; 22:8; 2Ch 7:14; Jb 5:18; 9:6; Ps 89:40; 104:32; 114:7; Is 5:25; 7:8; 30:26; Jr 4:24; 10:10; 14:17; 30:17; 48:38; Lm 2:13; Ezk 34:16; Ho 6:1; Am 8:8; Hab 3:10; Hg 2:6; Mt 27:51.
[3] Ne 9:32; Ps 71:20; 75:8; Is 51:17, 22; Jr 25:15; Lm 4:21; Ezk 23:31; Dn 9:12; Hab 2:16; Rv 16:19; 18:16.

now, upon better hope, prayeth for deliverance.

4 Thou hast givenºª a bannerº to them that fearº thee, that it may be displayedºª becauseº² of the truth.º Selah.º 5 That² thy belovedº may be delivered;ºª saveºª [with] thy right hand,º and hearºª me.

[4] Ex 17:15; Ps 12:1; 20:5; 45:4; So 2:4; Is 11:12; 49:22; 59:14, 19; Jr 5:1.
[5] Ex 15:6; Dt 7:7; 33:3; Ps 17:7; 18:35; 20:6; 22:8; 60:12; 74:11; 108:6; Is 41:10; Mt 3:17; 17:5.

Comforting himself in God's promises, he craveth that help whereupon he trusteth.

6 Godº hath spokenºª in his holiness;º I will rejoice,ºª I will divideºª Shechem,º and mete outºª the valleyº of Succoth.º 7 Gileadº [is] mine, and Manassehº [is] mine; Ephraimº also [is] the strengthº of mine head;º Judahº [is] my lawgiver;ºª 8 Moabº [is] my washpot;ºº over² Edomº will I cast outºª my shoe:º Philistia,º triumphºª thou because² of me. 9 Who² will bringºª me [into] the strongº city?º who² will leadºª me into² Edom?º 10 [Wilt] not² thou,² O God,º [which] hadst cast us off?ºª and [thou], O God,º [which] didst not² go outºª with our armies?º 11 Giveºª us helpº from trouble:º² for vainº [is] the helpº of man.º 12 Through Godº we shall doºª valiantly:º for he² [it is that] shall tread downºª our enemies.º

[6] Gn 12:6; Jsh 1:6; 13:27; 20:7; 24:1, 32; 2S 2:8; 3:18; 5:1, 2; 7:18; Ps 56:4; 89:19, 35; 108:7; 119:162; 132:11; Jr 23:9; Am 4:2; Lk 1:45.
[7] Gn 49:10; Dt 33:17; Jsh 17:1, 5; 1S 28:2; 1Ch 12:19, 37.
[8] Gn 25:23; 27:40; Nu 24:18; 2S 5:17; 8:1, 2, 14; 21:15; 1Ch 18:1, 13; Ps 108:9.
[9] Jg 1:12, 24; 2S 11:1; 12:26; 1Ch 11:6, 17.
[10] Dt 1:42; 20:4; Jsh 7:12; 10:42; 1S 4:6, 10; 1Ch 10:1; Ps 20:7; 44:5; 60:1; 108:11; 118:9; Is 8:17; 12:1; Jr 33:24.
[11] Ps 25:22; 62:1; 108:12; 124:1; 130:8; 146:3; Is 30:7; 31:3.
[12] Nu 24:18; Jsh 1:9; 14:12; 2S 10:12; 1Ch 19:13; Ps 18:32; 44:5; 144:1; Is 10:6; 63:3; Zc 10:5; Mal 4:3; Rv 19:15.


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