Psalms 60:2

Psalms 60:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
• New International Version (NIV)You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.

Context of Psalms 60:2

1God, you have turned against us, and you have broken down our strong walls. You are angry with us, but please make us strong again! You made the ground shake and you tore it open. Now mend the holes, or everything will fall down. 3You have given your people a time of difficult trouble. You have given us strong wine to drink, that has made us fall like drunk people. 4But you have lifted up a flag for the people who serve you. They can meet together there, to be safe in the battle. Selah.

Psalms 60:2 word by word

הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה אֶ֣רֶץ פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ רְפָ֖ה שְׁבָרֶ֣יהָ כִי־מָֽטָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast made the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to trembleרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• thou hast brokenפָּצַםpâtsam · to split openH6480
• it: healרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
• the breachesשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
• thereof; for it shakethמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131

Cross-references for Psalms 60:2

• Psalms 104:32When he looks down at the earth, it shakes! When he touches the mountains, they pour out smoke!
• Psalms 114:7Earth, you should shake with fear! The Lord, Jacob's God, has come to you, so be afraid!
• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth moved and it shook. Even the sky shook, because God was angry.
• Job 9:6He shakes the earth, to move it from its proper place. The foundations of the earth shake!
• Isaiah 5:25So the Lord has become angry with his people. He is ready to punish them. He has lifted up his hand, so that the mountains shake. Dead bodies of people are lying all over the streets. But that is not enough! The Lord is still angry with them. His hand is ready to punish them even more.
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains. They were shaking. All the hills were moving around.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the God who is alive. He is the King who rules for ever. When he is angry, the earth shakes. None of the nations can stop his anger.
• Amos 8:8The whole country will shake because of your sins. Everyone who lives there will weep. The ground will rise up, like the floods of the Nile river in Egypt. Then it will go down again, like the water of the Nile.’
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains see you and they shake. Rain pours down from the sky and it causes floods. The deep sea roars and it lifts its waves up high.
• Matthew 27:51At that moment, the curtain inside the temple tore completely into two parts. It tore from the top down to the bottom. The ground shook and rocks broke into pieces.
• Psalms 89:40You have knocked down all the walls of his city. You have destroyed all his strong places.
• 2 Samuel 2:8Ner's son Abner was the leader of Saul's army. He took Saul's son Ish-Bosheth to Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 3:11Ish-Bosheth was so afraid of Abner that he could not say anything.
• Isaiah 7:8The capital city of Syria is Damascus. And the king of Damascus is Rezin. 65 years from now Ephraim will not even be a nation. There will be nothing left!
• Jeremiah 14:17Say this to the people, Jeremiah: “Tears pour from my eyes all the time. I weep through each day and each night. I am sad about my own dear people. A great trouble has knocked them to the ground. They have received a very bad wound.
• Jeremiah 48:38People are standing on the roofs of their houses. They are standing in the streets. They are all crying and weeping. They are sad because I have destroyed Moab. I have broken it in pieces, like a jar that I no longer want.’ That is what the Lord says.

Commentaries on Psalms 60:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thou hast made the earth to tremble - This refers, doubtless, to some calamity that might be compared with an earthquake - some disaster, discomfiture, or defeat that had shaken their hopes, as a city is shaken by an earthquake. Such comparisons are common in the Scriptures. Thou hast broken it - As if it were broken up, or convulsed. Heal the breaches thereof - That is, Appear for thy people, and repair their disasters, as if after an earthquake thou…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4When God’s people experience his discipline, they affirm their loyalty and await God’s answer.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

Topics related to Psalms 60:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Earthquakes
• Lamentations
• War

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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