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Text -- Psalms 60:1-12 (NET)
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Psalm 60
60:1 For the music director ; according to the shushan-eduth style ; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah . That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt . O God , you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger . Please restore us!
60:2 You made the earth quake ; you split it open. Repair its breaches , for it is ready to fall .
60:3 You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine .
60:4 You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag , so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah )
60:5 Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe .
60:6 God has spoken in his sanctuary : “I will triumph ! I will parcel out Shechem ; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.
60:7 Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh ! Ephraim is my helmet , Judah my royal scepter .
60:8 Moab is my washbasin . I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia .”
60:9 Who will lead me into the fortified city ? Who will bring me to Edom ?
60:10 Have you not rejected us, O God ? O God , you do not go into battle with our armies .
60:11 Give us help against the enemy , for any help men might offer is futile .
60:12 By God’s power we will conquer ; he will trample down our enemies .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Zobah |
SALT, VALLEY OF |
David |
INTERCESSION |
Syria |
EDUTH |
Music |
SOLOMON |
WORSHIP |
Aram Naharaim |
WORLD, COSMOLOGICAL |
Aram-naharaim |
SONG |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Shoshaim |
Aram-zobah |
Shushan-Eduth |
Philistia |
War |
Afflictions and Adversities |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:1; Psa 60:2; Psa 60:2; Psa 60:2; Psa 60:3; Psa 60:3; Psa 60:4; Psa 60:4; Psa 60:5; Psa 60:5; Psa 60:5; Psa 60:6; Psa 60:6; Psa 60:7; Psa 60:7; Psa 60:7; Psa 60:7; Psa 60:8; Psa 60:8; Psa 60:8; Psa 60:9; Psa 60:11; Psa 60:12; Psa 60:12
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NET Notes: Psa 60:2 It is ready to fall. The earth is compared to a wall that has been broken by the force of the earthquake (note the preceding line) and is ready to col...
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NET Notes: Psa 60:3 Heb “wine of staggering,” that is, intoxicating wine that makes one stagger in drunkenness. Intoxicating wine is here an image of divine j...
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NET Notes: Psa 60:4 There is a ray of hope in that God has allowed his loyal followers to rally under a battle flag. The translation assumes the verb is from the root ...
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NET Notes: Psa 60:5 Or “may be rescued.” The lines are actually reversed in the Hebrew text, “So that the ones you love may be rescued, deliver by your ...
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NET Notes: Psa 60:6 Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan, the Valley of Succoth for the region east of the Jordan.
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NET Notes: Psa 60:7 Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
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NET Notes: Psa 60:8 Heb “over me, O Philistia, shout in triumph.” The translation follows the text of Ps 108:9. When the initial עֲלֵ&...
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NET Notes: Psa 60:9 In v. 9 the psalmist speaks again and acknowledges his need for help in battle. He hopes God will volunteer, based on the affirmation of sovereignty o...
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