Psalm LX

Lord, thou of late hast cast us off,
And [thou hast] scattered us abroad;
Thou justly hast displeased been,
O turn [again] to us, O God.

Thou mad'st the earth it self to quake,
Thine [heavy] anger did it break:
O heal thou now its grievous breach,
For it as yet doth [sorely] shake.

Unto thy people thou hard things
Hast shew'd, and [sharply] on them sent;
And thou hast caused them to drink
[The] wine of [great] astonishment.

And yet a banner thou hast given
To them that do thee [humbly] fear,
That it by them because of truth,
Displayed may [to all] appear.

That thy dearly beloved flock
[Sav'd and] delivered may be:
Help, O our God with thy right hand,
In mercy [do thou] answer me.

I will rejoyce, because the Lord
Spake from his [high and] holy seat,
Sechem I will divide, and will
The [fruitful] Vale of Succoth mete.

Gilead belongeth unto me,
Manasseh [also] mine shall be;
Ephraim is the strength of my head,
Judah [rules and] gives Laws for me.

Moab my servile wash-pot is,
On Edom I will [freely] tread;
And the Philistine nation all
I will in [warlike] triumph lead.

Who is he that will bring me in
The City [strong and] fortify'd?
And who will into Edom's land
[Me and] my conquering armies guide?

Even he that seem'd to cast us off,
And wilt not thou [again] O God,
Go forth before our warlike hosts,
When they [to fight] do march abroad?

From trouble give us thy sure help,
For [meerly] vain is all mens aid:

Through God we shall do valiantly,
Our foes God down [for us] will tread.