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Psalms 60
A national lament after defeat: God himself is blamed for breaking the land open and making his people drink 'the wine that makes us stagger.' Yet a banner has been given to those who fear him. The mood pivots when God speaks from his sanctuary, claiming territory by name — Shechem, Succoth, Gilead, Ephraim, Judah — and treating Moab, Edom and Philistia like servants' gear. The psalm ends choosing reliance on God over the 'vain' help of man.
- 1
God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.
- 2
You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.
- 3
You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.
- 4
You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
- 5
So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.
- 6
God has spoken from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
- 7
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.
- 8
Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my sandal on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.”
- 9
Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?
- 10
Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.
- 11
Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.
- 12
Through God we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.
- 1
Al Músico principal: sobre Susan-Heduth: Michtam de David, para enseñar, cuando tuvo guerra contra Aram-Naharaim y contra Aram de Soba, y volvió Joab, é hirió de Edom en el valle de las Salinas doce mil. OH Dios, tú nos has desechado, nos disipaste; te has airado: vuélvete á nosotros.
- 2
Hiciste temblar la tierra, abrístela: sana sus quiebras, porque titubea.
- 3
Has hecho ver á tu pueblo duras cosas: hicístenos beber el vino de agitación.
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Has dado á los que te temen bandera que alcen por la verdad. (Selah.)
- 5
Para que se libren tus amados, salva con tu diestra, y óyeme.
- 6
Dios pronunció por su santuario; yo me alegraré; partiré á Sichêm, y mediré el valle de Succoth.
- 7
Mío es Galaad, y mío es Manasés; y Ephraim es la fortaleza de mi cabeza; Judá, mi legislador;
- 8
Moab, la vasija de mi lavatorio; sobre Edom echaré mi zapato: haz júbilo sobre mí, oh Palestina.
- 9
¿Quién me llevará á la ciudad fortalecida? ¿quién me llevará hasta Idumea?
- 10
Ciertamente, tú, oh Dios, que nos habías desechado; y no salías, oh Dios, con nuestros ejércitos.
- 11
Danos socorro contra el enemigo, que vana es la salud de los hombres.
- 12
En Dios haremos proezas; y él hollará nuestros enemigos.
A map recited as a claim of ownership
Verses 6-8 are an oracle that reads almost like a survey of the land: tribal regions are 'mine,' Judah is the scepter, Ephraim the helmet. Then the foreign neighbors are reduced to household objects — Moab a wash basin, Edom the place to fling a sandal. Set beside the opening complaint that armies have failed (v.10), this declaration of divine ownership is what lets verse 12 say 'through God we will do valiantly.'
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