Psalm 60
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For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! Begin Abide·
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You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking. Begin Abide·
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You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink. Begin Abide·
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You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah Begin Abide·
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Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered. Begin Abide·
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God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth. Begin Abide·
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Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter. Begin Abide·
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Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” Begin Abide·
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Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? Begin Abide·
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Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? Begin Abide·
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Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. Begin Abide·
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With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies. Begin Abide·