God’s Word Translation
Psalms 60:1
1O God, you have rejected us. You have broken down our defenses. 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
O God, you have rejected us. You have broken down our defenses. You have been angry. Restore us! 2You made the land quake. You split it wide open. Heal the cracks in it because it is falling apart. 3You have made your people experience hardships. You have given us wine that makes 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, O my God. Protect me from those who attack me.
- 2 Samuel 8:3When David went to restore his control ⌞over the territory⌟ along the Euphrates River, he defeated Zobah’s King Hadadezer, son of Rehob.
- 2 Samuel 10:16Hadadezer sent ⌞messengers⌟ to get Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River. The Arameans came to Helam with Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army, leading them.
- 1 Chronicles 18:3When David went to establish his control ⌞over the territory⌟ along the Euphrates River, he defeated King Hadadezer at Hamath.
- 1 Chronicles 19:16Realizing that Israel had defeated them, the kings sent ⌞messengers⌟ to get ⌞other⌟ Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River. Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army, led them.
- 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region and took the city of Sela in battle. He gave it the name Joktheel, which is still its name today.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah courageously led his troops. When he came to the Dead Sea region, he killed 10,000 men from Seir.
- Psalms 60:10Isn’t it you, O God, who rejected us? Isn’t it you, O God, who refused to accompany our armies?
- Psalms 44:9But now you have rejected and disgraced us. You do not even go along with our armies.
- Psalms 74:1Why, O God, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep in your care?
- Psalms 89:38But you have despised, rejected, and become angry with your anointed one.
- Psalms 108:11Isn’t it you, O God, who rejected us? Isn’t it you, O God, who refused to accompany our armies?
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, my son Solomon, learn to know your father’s God. Serve the Lord wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought ⌞we have⌟. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.
- Romans 11:1So I ask, “Has God rejected his people Israel?” That’s unthinkable! Consider this. I’m an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Psalms 59:11Do not kill them. Otherwise, my people may forget. Make them wander aimlessly by your power. Bring them down, O Lord, our shield,
- 1 Samuel 4:10The Philistines fought and defeated Israel. Every ⌞Israelite⌟ soldier fled to his tent. It was a major defeat in which 30,000 Israelite foot soldiers died.
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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