For the director of music. To the tune of “Lily of the Agreement.” A miktam of David. For teaching. When David fought the Arameans of Northwest Mesopotamia and Zobah, and when Joab returned and defeated twelve thousand Edomites at the Valley of Salt.

60God, you have rejected us and scattered us.

You have been angry, but please come back to us.

²You made the earth shake and crack.

Heal its breaks because it is shaking.

³You have given your people trouble.

You made us unable to walk straight, like people drunk with wine.

⁴You have raised a banner to gather those who fear you.

Now they can stand up against the enemy.

Selah

⁵Answer us and save us by your power

so the people you love will be rescued.

⁶God has said from his Temple,

“When I win, I will divide Shechem

and measure off the Valley of Succoth.

⁷Gilead and Manasseh are mine.

Ephraim is like my helmet.

Judah holds my royal scepter.

⁸Moab is like my washbowl.

I throw my sandals at Edom.

I shout at Philistia.”

⁹Who will bring me to the strong, walled city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰God, surely you have rejected us;

you do not go out with our armies.

¹¹Help us fight the enemy.

Human help is useless,

¹²but we can win with God’s help.

He will defeat our enemies.

A Prayer for Protection

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

61God, hear my cry;

listen to my prayer.

²I call to you from the ends of the earth

when I am afraid.

Carry me away to a high mountain.

³You have been my protection,

like a strong tower against my enemies.

⁴Let me live in your Holy Tent forever.

Let me find safety in the shelter of your wings.

Selah

⁵God, you have heard my promises.

You have given me what belongs to those who fear you.

⁶Give the king a long life;

let him live many years.

⁷Let him rule in the presence of God forever.

Protect him with your love and truth.

⁸Then I will praise your name forever,

and every day I will keep my promises.

Trust Only in God

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

62I find rest in God;

only he can save me.

²He is my rock and my salvation.

He is my defender;

I will not be defeated.

³How long will you attack someone?

Will all of you kill that person?

Who is like a leaning wall, like a fence ready to fall?

⁴They are planning to make that person fall.

They enjoy telling lies.

With their mouths they bless,

but in their hearts they curse.

Selah

⁵I find rest in God;

only he gives me hope.

⁶He is my rock and my salvation.

He is my defender;

I will not be defeated.

⁷My honor and salvation come from God.

He is my mighty rock and my protection.

⁸People, trust God all the time.

Tell him all your problems,

because God is our protection.

Selah

⁹The least of people are only a breath,

and even the greatest are just a lie.

On the scales, they weigh nothing;

together they are only a breath.

¹⁰Do not trust in force.

Stealing is of no use.

Even if you gain more riches,

don’t put your trust in them.

¹¹God has said this,

and I have heard it over and over:

God is strong.

¹²The Lord is loving.

You reward people for what they have done.

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