Bible Commentaries
Introduction
| 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. |
Verse 1
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
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- A. M. 2964. B.C. 1040. (Title.) {Shu-shan-eduth.} Probably a hexachord harp, or lute; for {âiduth} appears to be the same as the Arabic {ôod,} a harp or lute; concerning {shushan,} see on Ps 45; 80, titles
- Michtam
- or, a golden Psalm.
- 59:1; *title
- when he strove
- 2 Samuel 8:3,12,13; 10:16; 1 Chronicles 18:3,12,13; 19:16-19
- valley
- 2 Kings 14:7; 2 Chronicles 25:11
- O God
- 10; 44:9; 74:1; 89:38; 108:11; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Romans 11:1,2
- scattered
- Heb. broken.
- 59:11; 1 Samuel 4:10,11,17; 13:6,7,11,19-22; 31:1-7
- O turn
- 79:9; 89:3,7,19; 85:4; 90:13; Lamentations 3:31,32; Zechariah 10:6
Verse 2
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
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- made
- 104:32; 114:7; 2 Samuel 22:8; Job 9:6; Isaiah 5:25; Jeremiah 4:24; 10:10; Amos 8:8; Habakkuk 3:10; Matthew 27:51
- broken
- 89:40; 2 Samuel 2:8-32; 3:11-14; Isaiah 7:8; Jeremiah 14:17; 48:38; Haggai 2:6,7
- heal
- 2 Chronicles 7:14; Job 5:18; Isaiah 30:26; Jeremiah 30:17; Lamentations 2:13; Ezekiel 34:16; Hosea 6:1
Verse 3
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
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- shewed
- 71:20; Nehemiah 9:32; Daniel 9:12
- to drink
- 75:8; Isaiah 51:17,22; Jeremiah 25:15; Lamentations 4:21; Ezekiel 23:31,32; Habakkuk 2:16; Revelation 16:19; 18:16
Verse 4
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
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- a banner
- 20:5; Exodus 17:15; Song of Solomon 2:4; Isaiah 11:12; 49:22; 59:19
- because
- 12:1,2; 45:4; Isaiah 59:14,15; Jeremiah 5:1-3
Verse 5
That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
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- That
- 12; 22:8; 108:6-13; Deuteronomy 7:7,8; 33:3; Matthew 3:17; 17:5
- save
- 17:7; 18:35; 20:6; 74:11; Exodus 15:6; Isaiah 41:10
Verse 6
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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- God
- 89:19,35; 108:7-13; 132:11; 2 Samuel 3:18; 5:2; Jeremiah 23:9; Amos 4:2
- rejoice
- 56:4; 119:162; 2 Samuel 7:18-20; Luke 1:45-47
- divide
- Joshua 1:6; 2 Samuel 2:8,9; 5:1-3
- Shechem
- Genesis 12:6
- Sichem
- Joshua 20:7; 24:1,32
- valley
- Joshua 13:27
Verse 7
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
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- Gilead
- Joshua 17:1,5,6; 1 Chronicles 12:19,37
- strength
- Deuteronomy 33:17; 1 Samuel 28:2
- Judah
- Genesis 49:10
Verse 8
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
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- Moab
- 2 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 18:1,2
- over
- Genesis 25:23; 27:40; Numbers 24:18; 2 Samuel 8:14; 1 Chronicles 18:13
- triumph
- or, triumph thou over me (by an irony).
- 108:9,10; 2 Samuel 5:17-25; 8:1; 21:15-22
Verse 9
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
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- Who
- Judges 1:12,24,25; 1 Chronicles 11:6,17-19
- strong city
- Heb. city of strength.
- 2 Samuel 11:1; 12:26-31
Verse 10
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
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- Wilt
- 20:7; 44:5-9; 118:9,10; Isaiah 8:17; 12:1,2
- hadst
- 1; 108:11; Jeremiah 33:24-26
- didst
- Deuteronomy 1:42; 20:4; Joshua 7:12; 10:42; 1 Samuel 4:6,7,10,11; 1 Chronicles 10:1-14
Verse 11
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
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- Give
- 25:22; 130:8
- vain
- 108:12; 124:1-3; 146:3; Isaiah 30:7; 31:3
- help
- Heb. salvation.
- 62:1
Verse 12
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
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- we shall
- 18:32-42; 144:1; Numbers 24:18,19; Joshua 1:9; 14:12; 2 Samuel 10:12; 1 Chronicles 19:13
- tread
- 44:5; Isaiah 10:6; 63:3; Zechariah 10:5; Malachi 4:3; Revelation 19:15
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Bibliography Information
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Psalms 60:4". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/psalms-60.html.
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