Psalm 60:1-2

The Voice

Psalm 60

For the worship leader. A prayer^[a] of David after his victory over the Arameans, Joab’s return, and the striking down of 12,000 Edomites in the valley of Salt. A song for instruction to the tune “A Lily Reminds Us.”^[b]

This is a communal lament recalling David’s battles with Zobah and Naharaim from Aram (Syria) and Joab’s victory over the Edomites (2 Samuel 8).

¹God, You have turned away from us;
    You have shattered us into a million tiny pieces;
    You have boiled with anger.
    Now put us back together, and refresh us with Your mercy.
²You have made the earth shake; You have cracked it open effortlessly.
    Heal the fissures in the earth, for it is unsteady.