Psalm 60

Prayer in Difficult Times

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.”[a] A Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.(A)

God, You have rejected us;
You have broken out[b] against us;
You have been angry. Restore us![c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 60:1 Possibly a tune; Pss 45; 69; 80
  2. Psalm 60:1 Lit have burst through
  3. Psalm 60:1 Or Turn back to us

Psalm 60[a](A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[c] and Aram Zobah,[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.(B)

You have rejected us,(C) God, and burst upon us;
    you have been angry(D)—now restore us!(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 60:1 In Hebrew texts 60:1-12 is numbered 60:3-14.
  2. Psalm 60:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of Northwest Mesopotamia
  4. Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of central Syria

Return to us, God of our salvation,
and abandon Your displeasure with us.(A)

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Restore(A) us again, God our Savior,(B)
    and put away your displeasure toward us.

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21 Lord, restore us to Yourself, so we may return;(A)
renew our days as in former times,

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21 Restore(A) us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;
    renew our days as of old

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