New Living Translation
Psalms 60:1
1You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
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
You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor. 2You have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles. 3You have been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling.
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אֱ֭לֹהִים זְנַחְתָּ֣נוּ פְרַצְתָּ֑נוּ אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥ב לָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 60:1
- Psalms 59:1Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.
- 2 Samuel 8:3David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.
- 2 Samuel 10:16they were joined by additional Aramean troops summoned by Hadadezer from the other side of the Euphrates River. These troops arrived at Helam under the command of Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer’s forces.
- 1 Chronicles 18:3David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.
- 1 Chronicles 19:16The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel, so they sent messengers and summoned additional Aramean troops from the other side of the Euphrates River. These troops were under the command of Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer’s forces.
- 2 Kings 14:7Amaziah also killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He also conquered Sela and changed its name to Joktheel, as it is called to this day.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir.
- Psalms 60:10Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?
- Psalms 44:9But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. You no longer lead our armies to battle.
- Psalms 74:1O God, why have you rejected us so long? Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?
- Psalms 89:38But now you have rejected him and cast him off. You are angry with your anointed king.
- Psalms 108:11Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
- Romans 11:1I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Psalms 59:11Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, O Lord our shield.
- 1 Samuel 4:10So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents.
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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