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God Gives Us Victory

Date: Sep. 4, 2026

Passage

Psalm 60:1-12

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to Shushan Eduth. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

60:1   O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses;
    you have been angry; oh, restore us.
  You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;
    repair its breaches, for it totters.
  You have made your people see hard things;
    you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.
  You have set up a banner for those who fear you,
    that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah
  That your beloved ones may be delivered,
    give salvation by your right hand and answer us!
  God has spoken in his holiness:
    “With exultation I will divide up Shechem
    and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
  Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet;
    Judah is my scepter.
  Moab is my washbasin;
    upon Edom I cast my shoe;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
  Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
10   Have you not rejected us, O God?
    You do not go forth, O God, with our armies.
11   Oh, grant us help against the foe,
    for vain is the salvation of man!
12   With God we shall do valiantly;
    it is he who will tread down our foes.

Daily Bread

Key Verse: Psalm 60:12

With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.

Psalm 60 is a prayer from a season of defeat. David feels rejected, shaken, and overwhelmed; yet he turns to God, not away from him. This psalm reminds us that even when life feels fractured, the Lord is still sovereign. Sometimes he allows us to be shaken, but he also provides a banner of truth over those who fear him.

We must also remember that setbacks do not mean abandonment. God may expose our weaknesses to draw us back to him in complete dependence. Victory does not come through human strength but through God’s right hand. Let us stand under his banner. Trust that God will restore, strengthen, and lead you forward.

Prayer: Father, thank you for giving us hope when we feel defeated. Please help me to trust in you continually until I experience your mighty victory.

One Word: God is the source of victory

Daily Bread

God Gives Us Victory

Psalm 60:1-12

Key Verse: 60:12

With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.

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