Psalm 60
A Prayer for Help
against the Foe |
Ps. 108.6-13 |
To the chief Musician upon
Shu'shan-e'duth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove
with A'ram-nahara'im and with A'ram-zo'bah, when Jo'ab
returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve
thousand. 2.1--0.1 ; 0.8 ; 3.8 · 1 Chr.
18.12 |
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O God, thou hast cast us off,
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thou has scattered us, |
thou hast been displeased; |
O turn thyself to us
again. |
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Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou
hast broken it:
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heal the breaches thereof; for it
shaketh. |
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Thou hast showed thy people hard
things:
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thou hast made us to drink the wine of
astonishment. |
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Thou hast given a banner to them that
fear thee,
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that it may be displayed because of the truth.
Selah. |
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That thy beloved may be delivered;
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save with thy right hand, and hear me.
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God hath spoken in his holiness;
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I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, |
and mete out the valley of
Succoth. |
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Gil'e-ad is mine, and Manas'seh is mine;
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E'phra-im also is the strength of mine
head; |
Judah is my
lawgiver; |
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Moab is my washpot;
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over Edom will I cast out my shoe: |
Philis'ti-a, triumph thou because of me.
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9 |
Who will bring me into the strong
city?
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Who will lead me into
Edom? |
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10 |
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off?
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and thou, O God, which didst not go
out with our
armies? |
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Give us help from trouble:
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for vain is the help of
man. |
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12 |
Through God we shall do valiantly:
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for he it is that shall tread down our
enemies. |
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