New English Translation

Psalms 60:1-3

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

2You made the earth quake; you split it open. Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.

3You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine.

Notes

1. Psalms 60:1 Psalm 60. The psalmist grieves over Israel’s humiliation, but in response to God’s assuring word, he asks for divine help in battle and expresses his confidence in victory. ↩
2. Psalms 60:1 The Hebrew expression means “lily of the testimony.” It may refer to a particular music style or to a tune title. ↩
3. Psalms 60:1 The precise meaning of the Hebrew word מִכְתָּם (miktam), which also appears in the heading to Pss 16, 56-59, is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.” ↩
4. Psalms 60:1 Heb “to teach.” ↩
5. Psalms 60:1 In Josh 8:21 and Judg 20:48 the two verbs “turn back” and “strike down” are also juxtaposed. There they refer to a military counter-attack. ↩
6. Psalms 60:1 Heb “12,000 of Edom.” Perhaps one should read אֲרַם (’aram, “Aram”) here rather than אֱדוֹם (’edom, “Edom”). ↩
7. Psalms 60:1 The heading apparently refers to the military campaign recorded in 2 Sam 10 and 1 Chr 19. ↩