60:1 For the worship leader. A prayer of David after his victory over the Arameans, Joab’s return, and the striking down of 12,000 Edomites in the valley of Salt. A song for instruction to the tune “A Lily Reminds Us.” God, You have turned away from us; You have shattered us into a million tiny pieces; You have boiled with anger. Now put us back together, and refresh us with Your mercy.
60:2 You have made the earth shake; You have cracked it open effortlessly. Heal the fissures in the earth, for it is unsteady.
60:3 You have caused Your people to suffer; You have provided us with wine that makes us stagger.
60:4 You have unfurled a banner for those who revere You, a signal to gather in safety out of the enemy’s reach. [pause]
60:5 So that Your treasured ones may be saved, rescue us with Your right hand, and answer our pleas!
60:6 God’s voice has been heard in His holy sanctuary: “I will celebrate; I will allocate Shechem and the Succoth Valley to My people.
60:7 Gilead belongs to Me, and so does Manasseh; Ephraim is the helmet that protects My head; Judah is the scepter through which I rule;
60:8 Moab is the washpot in which I rinse My feet. I will throw My shoe over Edom in conquest; prepare for My victory, Philistia. Cry out because of Me!”
60:9 But who will take me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?
60:10 Have You not turned Your back on us, O God? Will You stay away and not accompany our armies, O God?
60:11 Help us against our enemy; we need Your help! It’s useless to trust in the hand of man for liberation.
60:12 Only through God can we be successful. It is God alone who will defeat our enemies and bring us victory!
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