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Psalms 60:12
12With God we will perform valiantly; he will trample our foes.
Psalms 60:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
Context of Psalms 60:12
10God, haven’t you rejected us? God, you do not march out with our armies. 11Give us aid against the foe, for human help is worthless. With God we will perform valiantly; he will trample our foes.
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בֵּֽאלֹהִ֥ים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָ֑יִל וְ֝ה֗וּא יָב֥וּס צָרֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 60:12
- Psalms 18:32God — he clothes me with strength and makes my way perfect.
- Psalms 144:1Blessed be the Lord, my rock who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for warfare.
- Numbers 24:18Edom will become a possession; Seir will become a possession of its enemies, but Israel will be triumphant.
- Joshua 1:9Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Joshua 14:12Now give me this hill country the Lord promised me on that day, because you heard then that the Anakim are there, as well as large fortified cities. Perhaps the Lord will be with me and I will drive them out as the Lord promised.”
- 2 Samuel 10:12Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.”
- 1 Chronicles 19:13Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.”
- Psalms 44:5Through you we drive back our foes; through your name we trample our enemies.
- Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a godless nation; I will command him to go against a people destined for my rage, to take spoils, to plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
- Isaiah 63:3I trampled the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with me. I trampled them in my anger and ground them underfoot in my fury; their blood spattered my garments, and all my clothes were stained.
- Zechariah 10:5They will be like warriors in battle trampling down the mud of the streets. They will fight because the Lord is with them, and they will put horsemen to shame.
- Malachi 4:3You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Revelation 19:15A sharp sword came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Almighty.
Commentaries on Psalms 60:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Through God we shall do valiantly - Through thee alone shall we do valiantly; thou alone canst tread down our enemies; and to thee alone we look for conquest. The author to whom Harmer refers in the note on the fourth verse, is one of the writers in a work entitled Gesta dei per Francos, fol. Hanoviae, 1611, 2 vols. And the places quoted by Harmer may be found in vol. i., p. 282; and as the passage is singular, and a good use has been made of it for the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Through God - By the help of God. We shall do valiantly - literally, we shall make strength. That is, we shall gain or gather strength; we shall go forth with spirit and with courage to the war. This expresses the confident assurance that they would secure the aid of God, and that under him they would achieve the victory. For he it is that shall tread down our enemies - He will himself tread or trample them down; that is, he will enable us to do it. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-12This section is repeated in Psalm 108:6–13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. Hence he closes with a prayer for success, and an assurance of a hearing.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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