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Psalms 60

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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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