Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God

To the Chief Musician. Set to “Lily of the Testimony.”^[a] A Michtam of David. For teaching. When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

60 O God, You have cast us off;You have broken us down;You have been displeased;Oh, restore us again!² You have made the earth tremble;You have broken it;Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.³ You have shown Your people hard things;You have made us drink the wine of confusion.

⁴ You have given a banner to those who fear You,That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah⁵ That Your beloved may be delivered,Save with Your right hand, and hear me.

⁶ God has spoken in His holiness:“I will rejoice;I will divide ShechemAnd measure out the Valley of Succoth.⁷ Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim also is the helmet for My head;Judah is My lawgiver.⁸ Moab is My washpot;Over Edom I will cast My shoe;Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”

⁹ Who will bring me to the strong city?Who will lead me to Edom?¹⁰ Is it not You, O God, who cast us off?And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?¹¹ Give us help from trouble,For the help of man is useless.¹² Through God we will do valiantly,For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.^[b]