Psalms 59
Deus, repulisti nos. After many afflictions, the church of Christ shall prevail.
U nto the end, for them that shall be changed,
for the inscription of a title, to David himself, for doctrine,
2 When he set fire to Mesopotamia of Syria and Sobal:
and Joab returned and slew of Edom, in the vale of the saltpits, twelve thousand men.
3 O God, thou hast cast us off, and hast destroyed us;
thou hast been angry, and hast had mercy on us.
4 Thou hast moved the earth, and hast troubled it:
heal thou the breaches thereof, for it has been moved.
5 Thou hast shewn thy people hard things;
thou hast made us drink the wine of sorrow.
6 Thou hast given a warning to them that fear thee:
that they may flee from before the bow: That thy beloved may be delivered.
7 Save me with thy right hand,
and hear me.
8 God hath spoken in his holy place:
I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem; and will mete out the vale of tabernacles.
9 Galaad is mine, and Manasses is mine:
and Ephraim is the strength of my head. Juda is my king:
10 Moab is the pot of my hope. Into Edom will I stretch out my shoe:
to me the foreigners are made subject. The pot of my hope.... Or my watering pot. That is, a vessel for meaner uses, by being reduced to serve me, even in the meanest employments.—Ibid. Foreigners.... So the Philistines are called, who had no kindred with the Israelites; whereas the Edomites, Moabites, etc., were originally of the same family.
11 Who will bring me into the strong
city? who will lead me into Edom?
12 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou,
O God, go out with our armies?
13 Give us help from trouble:
for vain is the salvation of man.
14 Through God we shall do mightily:
and he shall bring to nothing them that afflict us.