祈求上帝的帮助

大卫作的诗,交给乐长,叫人学习,调用“作证的百合花”。当时大卫跟美索不达米亚西北部和叙利亚中部的亚兰人打仗,约押在盐谷杀了一万两千以东人。

60 上帝啊,
你遗弃了我们,
使我们一败涂地;
你曾向我们发怒,
求你现在复兴我们。
你震动大地,将它撕裂。
求你修补裂口,
因为它要塌陷了。
你叫我们——你的子民吃尽苦头,
喝了令我们东倒西歪的苦酒。
但你赐给敬畏你的人旗帜,
可以挡住箭羽[a](细拉)
求你应允我们的祷告,
伸出右手帮助我们,
使你所爱的人获救。

上帝在祂的圣所说:
“我要欢然划分示剑,
丈量疏割谷。
基列是我的,
玛拿西也是我的,
以法莲是我的头盔,
犹大是我的权杖。
摩押是我的洗脚盆,
我要把鞋扔给以东,
我要在非利士高唱凯歌。”
谁能带我进入坚固的城池?
谁能领我到以东?
10 上帝啊,你抛弃了我们吗?
不再和我们的军队一同出战了吗?
11 求你帮助我们攻打仇敌,
因为人的帮助徒然无益。
12 我们依靠上帝才能取胜,
祂必把我们的敌人踩在脚下。

Footnotes

  1. 60:4 挡住箭羽”或译作“为真理飘扬”。

Lament over defeat in battle, and prayer for help.

For the Chief Musician; set to [a]Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.

60 O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down;
Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.
Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it:
Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
Thou hast showed thy people hard things:
Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

That thy beloved may be delivered,
Save with thy right hand, and answer [b]us.
God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;
I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the defence of my head;
Judah is my [c]sceptre.
Moab is my washpot;
[d]Upon Edom will I cast my shoe:
Philistia, shout thou because of me.
Who will bring me into the strong city?
[e]Who hath led me unto Edom?
10 [f]Hast not thou, O God, cast us off?
And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.
11 Give us help against the adversary;
For vain is the [g]help of man.
12 Through God we shall do valiantly;
For he it is that will tread down our adversaries.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 60:1 That is, The lily of testimony.
  2. Psalm 60:5 Another reading is, me.
  3. Psalm 60:7 Or, lawgiver
  4. Psalm 60:8 Or, Unto
  5. Psalm 60:9 Or, Who will lead me etc.
  6. Psalm 60:10 Or, Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off, And goest . . . hosts?
  7. Psalm 60:11 Hebrew salvation.

60 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.