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With God We Will Do Valiantly

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.

Verses 1–5 · the shock of defeat and God's apparent rejection

Verses 6–12 · renewed confidence in God's promise

Psalm 60 · BSB

Lament of the people · Attributed to David

The superscription connects Psalm 60 with David's wars against Aram and Edom, recorded in 2 Samuel 8. It seems to reflect a setback during an otherwise victorious campaign. Its central oracle, repeated in Psalm 108, recalls God's promises about the land.

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