Psalm 60
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
About this psalm
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.
