Psalm 60
Words: The Psalter of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, 1887 ed.
Note: This page also has a Short Metre version of this psalm.
1 O Lord, thou hast rejected us,
And scattered us abroad;
With us thou hast offended been,
Return to us, O God.
2 The earth to tremble thou hast made,
In it didst breaches make;
Do thou thereof the breaches heal,
Because the land doth shake.
3 To thy own people, thou hard things
Hast shown, and on them sent;
And thou hast caused us drink the wine
Of sore astonishment.
4 And yet a banner thou hast given
To those who thee do fear,
That for the sake of truth by them
Displayed it may appear.
5 That thy beloved people, Lord,
May all delivered be,
Save with the power of thy right hand,
And answer give to me.
6 God in his holiness did speak,
In this rejoice I will:
I Shechem will divide, and I
Will measure Succoth's vale.
7 I Gilead claim as mine by right;
Manasseh mine shall be;
Of my head Ephraim's the strength;
Judah gives laws for me.
8 In Moab I will wash; my shoe
I will to Edom throw;
And o'er the land of Palestine
I will in triumph go.
9 O who is he will bring me to
The city fortified?
And who is he that to the land
Of Edom will me guide?
10 O God, who hadst rejected us,
This thing wilt thou not do?
Even thou, O God, thou who didst not
Forth with our armies go?
11 Help us from trouble; for the help
Is vain which man supplies.
Through God we'll do great acts; he will
Tread down our enemies.
1 O Lord. thou hast cast off,
And scattered us abroad;
Thou wast displeased with us, but now
Return again, O God.
2 The earth thou mad'st to shake,
In it didst breaches make;
These breaches in thy mercy heal,
Because the land doth shake.
3 Thou didst hard things to us
Thy erring people show;
And thou hast filled for us a cup
Of fearfulness and woe.
4 A banner thou hast given
To them thy name who fear,
That it displayed because of truth,
Before them might appear.
5 That thy beloved land
From trouble may be free,
Deliver thou with thy right hand;
And hear my earnest plea.
6 In holiness God spake,
In this rejoice I will;
The land of Shechem I'll divide,
And measure Succoth's vale.
7 To me Manasseh's land,
And Gilead belong;
Judah gives laws for me, my head
Shall Ephraim make strong.
8 In Moab I will wash,
My shoe o'er Edom throw;
Thou Palestine because of me
Shalt forth in triumph go.
9 Unto the city strong
O who will be my guide?
And who will lead me to the land
Where Edom's bands reside?
10 O God, wilt thou not guide;
Thou who didst stand afar,
Refusing with our host to go
When marching forth to war?
11 From trouble give us help,
For vain is human aid;
Through God we shall do valiant deeds;
He on our foes shall tread.
