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Psalms 60:1
1God, you have rejected us; you have broken us down; you have been angry. Restore us!
Psalms 60:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
- New International Version (NIV)You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; you have been angry—now restore us!
- English Standard Version (ESV)O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again!
Context of Psalms 60:1
God, you have rejected us; you have broken us down; you have been angry. Restore us! 2You have shaken the land and split it open. Heal its fissures, for it shudders. 3You have made your people suffer hardship; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.
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אֱ֭לֹהִים זְנַחְתָּ֣נוּ פְרַצְתָּ֑נוּ אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥ב לָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 60:1
- Psalms 59:1Rescue me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who rise up against me.
- 2 Samuel 8:3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.
- 2 Samuel 10:16Hadadezer sent messengers to bring the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam with Shobach, commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.
- 1 Chronicles 18:3David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River.
- 1 Chronicles 19:16When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to summon the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River. They were led by Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army.
- 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomites in Salt Valley. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is still its name today.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah strengthened his position and led his people to the Salt Valley. He struck down ten thousand Seirites,
- Psalms 60:10God, haven’t you rejected us? God, you do not march out with our armies.
- Psalms 44:9But you have rejected and humiliated us; you do not march out with our armies.
- Psalms 74:1Why have you rejected us forever, God? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
- Psalms 89:38But you have spurned and rejected him; you have become enraged with your anointed.
- Psalms 108:11God, haven’t you rejected us? God, you do not march out with our armies.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.
- Romans 11:1I ask, then, has God rejected his people? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Psalms 59:11Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget. By your power, make them homeless wanderers and bring them down, Lord, our shield.
- 1 Samuel 4:10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe — thirty thousand of the Israelite foot soldiers fell.
Commentaries on Psalms 60:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O God, thou hast cast us off - Instead of being our general in the battle, thou hast left us to ourselves; and then there was only the arm of flesh against the arm of flesh, numbers and physical power were left to decide the contest. We have been scattered, our ranks have been broken before the enemy, and thou hast caused the whole land to tremble at our bad success; the people are become divided and seditious. "Thou hast made the land to tremble, even…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1O God, thou hast cast us off - The word used here means properly to be foul, rancid, offensive; and then, to treat anything as if it were foul or rancid; to repel, to spurn, to cast away. See the notes at Psalm 43:2. It is strong language, meaning that God had seemed to treat them as if they were loathsome or offensive to him. The allusion, according to the view taken in the introduction to the psalm, is to some defeat or disaster which had occurred after…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David prays for the deliverance of Israel from their enemies. (1-5) He entreats God to carry on and complete their victories. (6-12) 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This psalm was taught to young people as part of their education. When: See 2 Samuel 8:13–14. Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah refer to the Arameans of northwest Mesopotamia and Syria (see study note on Genesis 24:10). The tune “Lily of the Testimony” is unknown today.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121-3. allude to disasters. cast ... off--in scorn (Psa 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 (Psa 46:2, 3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 60
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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