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Psalm 60

60 This is a note for the worship leader: tune is “The Lily.” wrote song he was leading the Israelite army to fight armies from general Joab to leave fight Edomites the Valley of where killed 000 of their soldiers. wanted to testify to the Israelite people that they would learn from this song that they should depend on God to help them.

1 God, you have stopped helping us Israelites!

Because you have become angry with us, our enemies have been able to break through our ranks.

Please enable us to fight victoriously again!

2 It is as if you have caused a great earthquake that has split open the ground.

Our army is struggling, but please make it strong again.

3 You have caused us Israelites to experience great difficulties.

It is as if you have made us drink strong wine that is making us fall down as if we were drunk.

4 But you have raised a battle flag for those who honor you.

They can rally around it when their enemies attack them. Selah

5 That way you will rescue the people whom you love.

Please answer my prayer and use your power to save us.

6 God is holy and does not lie, and he has said,

“I delight in the territory that I have measured and divided up for you Israelites to live in.

That territory includes land on the east side of the Jordan River, where the Valley of Succoth is,

and land on the west side of the Jordan River, where Shechem is.

7 I own the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River,

and I own the territory of Manasseh west of the Jordan River.

The mighty soldiers of the tribe of Ephraim who fight to protect Israel are like my helmet,

and I have given Israel a ruler from the tribe of Judah.

8 The Moabites are my servants, like slaves who wash my feet.

I own the land of Edom; it is as if I have thrown my sandal onto it to show that it belongs to me.

And you Philistines might shout your battle cry against me, but I will defeat you.”

9 But I still need someone to lead my army to the land of Edom

and conquer their capital city that has strong walls around it.

10 It seems that you, God, have stopped helping us Israelites.

It seems that you do not enable our armies to defeat our enemies when they march out to fight them.

11 Any help that human beings could give us would not be at all sufficient.

So we need you to help us to defeat our enemies.

12 If you, God, help us defeat our enemies,

then we will be able to fight very valiantly.