English Standard Version
Psalms 60:12
12With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
- New Living Translation (NLT)With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
Context of Psalms 60:12
10Have you not rejected us, O God? You do not go forth, O God, with our armies. 11Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.
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בֵּֽאלֹהִ֥ים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָ֑יִל וְ֝ה֗וּא יָב֥וּס צָרֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 60:12
- Psalms 18:32the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.
- Psalms 144:1Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
- Numbers 24:18Edom shall be dispossessed; Seir also, his enemies, shall be dispossessed. Israel is doing valiantly.
- Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
- Joshua 14:12So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out just as the Lord said."
- 2 Samuel 10:12Be of good courage, and let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him."
- 1 Chronicles 19:13Be strong, and let us use our strength for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him."
- Psalms 44:5Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.
- Isaiah 10:6Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- Isaiah 63:3"I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples no one was with me; I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath; their lifeblood spattered on my garments, and stained all my apparel.
- Zechariah 10:5They shall be like mighty men in battle, trampling the foe in the mud of the streets; they shall fight because the Lord is with them, and they shall put to shame the riders on horses.
- Malachi 4:3And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.
- Revelation 19:15From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath 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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