New King James Version
Psalms 60:12
12Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
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 Living Translation (NLT)With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.
Context of Psalms 60:12
10Is it not You, O God, who cast us off? And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies? 11Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
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בֵּֽאלֹהִ֥ים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָ֑יִל וְ֝ה֗וּא יָב֥וּס צָרֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 60:12
- Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
- Psalms 144:1Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle—
- Numbers 24:18“And Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession, While Israel does valiantly.
- Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Joshua 14:12Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.”
- 2 Samuel 10:12Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”
- 1 Chronicles 19:13Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”
- Psalms 44:5Through You we will push down our enemies; Through Your name we will trample those who rise up against us.
- Isaiah 10:6I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, 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. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes.
- Zechariah 10:5They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the Lord is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.
- Malachi 4:3You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this,” Says the Lord of hosts.
- Revelation 19:15Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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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