Psalm 60 in Hebrew and English

1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד לְלַמֵּד׃

For the Leader; upon Shushan Eduth; Michtam of David, to teach;

2בְּהַצּוֹתוֹ אֶת אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם וְאֶת־אֲרַם צוֹבָה וַיָּשָׁב יוֹאָב וַיַּךְ אֶת־אֱדוֹם בְּגֵיא־מֶלַח שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אָלֶף׃

when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.

3אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ פְרַצְתָּנוּ אָנַפְתָּ תְּשׁוֹבֵב לָנוּ׃

O God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; O restore us.

4הִרְעַשְׁתָּה אֶרֶץ פְּצַמְתָּהּ רְפָה שְׁבָרֶיהָ כִי־מָטָה׃

Thou hast made the land to shake, Thou hast cleft it; Heal the breaches thereof; for it tottereth.

5הִרְאִיתָה עַמְּךָ קָשָׁה הִשְׁקִיתָנוּ יַיִן תַּרְעֵלָה׃

Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

6נָתַתָּה לִּירֵאֶיךָ נֵּס לְהִתְנוֹסֵס מִפְּנֵי קֹשֶׁט סֶלָה׃

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

7לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ ועננו [וַעֲנֵנִי׃]

That Thy beloved may be delivered, Save with Thy right hand, and answer me.

8אֱלֹהִים דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ אֶעְלֹזָה אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּד׃

God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; That I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

9לִי גִלְעָד וְלִי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם מָעוֹז רֹאשִׁי יְהוּדָה מְחֹקְקִי׃

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

10מוֹאָב סִיר רַחְצִי עַל־אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי עָלַי פְּלֶשֶׁת הִתְרֹעָעִי׃

Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me!

11מִי יֹבִלֵנִי עִיר מָצוֹר מִי נָחַנִי עַד־אֱדוֹם׃

Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?

12הֲלֹא־אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ׃

Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.

13הָבָה־לָּנוּ עֶזְרָת מִצָּר וְשָׁוְא תְּשׁוּעַת אָדָם׃

Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.

14בֵּאלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָיִל וְהוּא יָבוּס צָרֵינוּ׃

Through God we shall do valiantly; For He it is that will tread down our adversaries.