Psalm 60

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Chapter summary (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, 1880)

1 David, complaining to God of former judgment, 4 now upon better hope, prays for deliverance. 6 Comforting himself in God's promises, he craves that help whereon he trusts.

To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.

60O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.ab

2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.c

9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?d

10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.e

12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Notes

  1. a 60:1 Michtam: or, A golden Psalm
  2. b 60:1 scattered: Heb. broken
  3. c 60:8 triumph…: or, triumph thou over me: (by an irony)
  4. d 60:9 strong…: Heb. city of strength?
  5. e 60:11 help of man: Heb. salvation, etc

Scripture from the King James Version (KJV), public domain.

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