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Psalms 60
1For 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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
2You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
3You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
4You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
5Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
6God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
7Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
8Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
9Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
10Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
12With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
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Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Psalm 60:1–3, 11
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! / You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking. / You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
Confidence: False Psalm 60:11
Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
Earthquakes are Visible Tokens of God's Anger Psalm 60:2
You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
Earthquakes: As Judgments Psalm 60:2
You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
Earthquakes: Figurative Psalm 60:2
You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
Edomites: Writes Battle Songs Concerning his Conquest of Psalm 60:8, 9
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” / Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
Enemies of Saints, God Will Destroy Psalm 60:12
With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 60:9, 10, 12
Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? / Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? / With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.
Fear of God: Reverence Psalm 60:4
You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
God: Holiness of Psalm 60:6
God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
Joab: Son of David's Sister: (See Title) Psalm 60:1
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
Lamentations of David Psalm 60:1–3
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! / You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking. / You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
Man: The Help of, Vain Psalm 60:11
Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
Music: Micahtam: A Musical Term in the Titles of Psalm 60:1
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
Music: Shoshannim and Shushan-Eduth in the Titles To Psalm 60:1
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
Philistia: The Sea Coast in the West of the Territories of the Tribes of Dan and Simeon Psalm 60:8
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
Psalms: Afflictions Psalm 60:1
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
Religious Zeal: General Scriptures Concerning Psalm 60:4
You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
Shoes: (Thrown Over a Place) Subjection Psalm 60:8
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
Shoshannim: A Wind Instrument, Mentioned in the Titles of Psalm 60:1
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
Succoth: A City Which Was Located Probably East of the Jordan River: Located Near the Jordan River Psalm 60:6
God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
Syria: Minor Kingdoms Within the Region: And in the Title of Psalm 60:1
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. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
The Edomites: Country of: Well Fortified Psalm 60:9
Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
The Holiness of God: Exhibited in His: Words Psalm 60:6
God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
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Psalms 60:1-5 Verses 1-5
David owns God's displeasure to be the cause of all the hardships he had undergone. And when God is turning his hand in our favour, it is good to remember our former troubles. In God's displeasure their troubles began, therefore in his favour their prosperity must begin. Those breaches and divisions which the folly and corruption of man make, nothing but the wisdom and grace of God can repair, by pouring out a spirit of love and peace, by which only a kingdom is saved from ruin. The anger of God against sin, is the only cause of all misery, private or public, that has been, is, or shall be. In all these cases there is no remedy, but by returning to the Lord with repentance, faith, and prayer; beseeching him to return to us. Christ, the Son of David, is given for a banner to those that fear God; in him they are gathered together in one, and take courage. In his name and strength they wage war with the powers of darkness.
Psalms 60:6-12 Verses 6-12
If Christ be ours, all things, one way or another, shall be for our eternal good. The man who is a new creature in Christ, may rejoice in all the precious promises God has spoken in his holiness. His present privileges, and the sanctifying influences of the Spirit, are sure earnests of heavenly glory. David rejoices in conquering the neighbouring nations, which had been enemies to Israel. The Israel of God are through Christ more than conquerors. Though sometimes they think that the Lord has cast them off, yet he will bring them into the strong city at last. Faith in the promise will assure us that it is our Father's good pleasure to give us the kingdom: But we are not yet made complete conquerors, and no true believer will abuse these truths to indulge sloth, or vain confidence. Hope in God is the best principle of true courage, for what need those fear who have God on their side? All our victories are from him, and while those who willingly submit to our anointed King shall share his glories, all his foes shall be put under his feet.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary
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Psalms 60:1-12 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
beauty (see on Ps 45:1, title). As a description of the Psalm, those terms combined may denote a beautiful poem, witnessing--that is, for God's faithfulness as evinced in the victories referred to in the history cited. Aram-naharaim--Syria of the two rivers, or Mesopotamia beyond the river (Euphrates) (2Sa 10:16). Aram-zobah--Syria of Zobah (2Sa 10:6), to whose king the king of the former was tributary. The war with Edom, by Joab and Abishai (2Ch 18:12, 25), occurred about the same time. Probably, while doubts and fears alternately prevailed respecting the issue of these wars, the writer composed this Psalm, in which he depicts, in the language of God's people, their sorrows under former disasters, offers prayer in present straits, and rejoices in confident hope of triumph by God's aid. 1-3. allude to disasters. cast ... off--in scorn (Ps 43:2; 44:9). scattered--broken our strength (compare 2Sa 5:20). Oh, turn thyself--or, "restore to us" (prosperity). The figures of physical, denote great civil, commotions (Ps 46:2, 3).
Psalms 60:3 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
drink ... wine of astonishment--literally, "of staggering"--that is, made us weak (compare Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17, 22).
Psalms 60:4-5 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
Yet to God's banner they will rally, and pray that, led and sustained by His power (right hand, Ps 17:7; 20:6), they may be safe.
Psalms 60:5 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
hear me--or, "hear us." 6-10. God hath spoken in--or, "by." his holiness--(Ps 89:35; Am 4:2), on the pledge of His attributes (Ps 22:3; 30:4). Taking courage from God's promise to give them possession (Ex 23:31; De 11:24) (and perhaps renewed to him by special revelation), with triumphant joy he describes the conquest as already made. Shechem, and ... Succoth--as widely separated points, and--
Psalms 60:7 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
Gilead ... and Manasseh--as large districts, east and west of Jordan, represent the whole land. divide ... and mete out--means to have entire control over. Ephraim--denotes the military (De 33:17); and-- Judah--(the lawgiver, Ge 49:10), the civil power. Foreign nations are then presented as subdued.
Psalms 60:8 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
Moab--is a my washpot--the most ordinary vessel. over--or, "at" Edom--(as a slave) he casts his shoe. Philistia, triumph, &c.--or, rather, "shout." for me--acknowledges subjection (compare Ps 108:9, "over Philistia will I triumph").
Psalms 60:9-10 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
He feels assured that, though once angry, God is now ready to favor His people. who will lead me--or, who has led me, as if the work were now begun.
Psalms 60:10 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
Wilt not thou?--or, "Is it not Thou?"
Psalms 60:11-12 Shushan-eduth--Lily of testimony. The lily is an emblem of
Hence he closes with a prayer for success, and an assurance of a hearing. PSALM 61