60  For the musical director: a song[fn] by David for teaching written when he fought with Aram-Naharayim and with Aram-Tsovah, and Yoav returned and killed twelve thousand Edomim in the Salt Valley. To be sung to the tune of ‘The Lily of Testimony’.

1 God, you’ve abandoned us—you’ve broken through our defenses.

≈ You’ve been angry—restore us again.

2 You’ve made the land tremble—you’ve torn it apart.

→ Heal its fissures, because it’s shaking.

3 You’ve made your people see difficult things.

≈ You’ve given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.

4 You’ve set up a banner for those who honour you,

to be displayed against those who flee from the battle. (Instrumental break.)

5 Use your strength to rescue those you love

and answer us

6 God has spoken from his sacred place, “I’ll celebrate.

I’ll divide Shekem

≈ and apportion out the Sukot Valley.

7 Gilead is mine,

≈ and Menasheh (Manasseh) is mine.

Efrayim (Ephraim)/Yisrael (Israel) also is my helmet.

≈ Yehudah (Judah) is my scepter.

8 Moav (Moab) is my wash-basin.

I’ll toss my shoe on Edom to indicate my ownership of it.

I’ll shout triumphantly because of Peleshet.”

9 Who will bring me into the fortified city?

≈ Who will lead me to Edom?

10 But it seems that you’ve rejected us, God?

You don’t join our army when they go into battle.

11 Give us help against our enemy,

because human help is worthless.

12 We’ll win with God’s help.

≈ He’ll trample our enemies down.