Psalms 60:2

Psalms 60:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
• New International Version (NIV)You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.

Context of Psalms 60:2

1For the music director, on the “Lily of the Covenant,” a Michtam of David, for teaching, when he fought with Aram-Naharaim and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 3O God, You have spurned us. You have broken out against us. You have been angry. Turn back to us! 4You made earth shake; You split it open. Heal its fractures—for it shudders.

Psalms 60:2 word by word

הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה אֶ֣רֶץ פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ רְפָ֖ה שְׁבָרֶ֣יהָ כִי־מָֽטָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast made the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to trembleרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
• thou hast brokenפָּצַםpâtsam · to split openH6480
• it: healרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
• the breachesשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
• thereof; for it shakethמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131

Cross-references for Psalms 60:2

• Psalms 104:32He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
• Psalms 114:7Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
• 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth rocked and quaked, the foundation of heaven trembled. They reeled because He was angry.
• Job 9:6who shakes the earth from its place until its pillars tremble;
• Isaiah 5:25Therefore Adonai’s anger is kindled against His people. When He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them, the hills trembled, and their carcasses were like refuse in the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched.
• Jeremiah 4:24I looked at the mountains— behold, they were shaking and all the hills swaying to and fro.
• Jeremiah 10:10But Adonai Elohim is truth. He is the living God and eternal King. At His wrath the earth quakes and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Amos 8:8Will not the land tremble over this? Will not all who dwell in it mourn? Yes, it will rise up like all the Nile —it will surge and sink again like the Nile of Egypt.”
• Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw You and writhe. A downpour of water overflows. The deep gives its voice— it lifts up hands high.
• Matthew 27:51And behold, the curtain of the Temple was split in two, from top to bottom. And the earth quaked and rocks were split apart.
• Psalms 89:40You have renounced the covenant of Your servant. You have defiled his crown even to the ground.
• 2 Samuel 2:8Now Abner son of Ner, Saul’s army commander, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, and brought him over to Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 3:11But Ish-bosheth could not respond to Abner another word, because he was afraid of him.
• Isaiah 7:8For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within 65 years Ephraim will be broken and not be a people.
• Jeremiah 14:17You will say this word to them: “Let my eyes overflow with tears. Night and day, may they never stop. For the virgin daughter of my people is crushed with a great blow, with a sorely infected wound.”
• Jeremiah 48:38On all the housetops of Moab and in its squares— lamentation everywhere! For I have broken Moab like a jar In which no one delights” —it is a declaration of Adonai—

Commentaries on Psalms 60:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thou hast made the earth to tremble - This refers, doubtless, to some calamity that might be compared with an earthquake - some disaster, discomfiture, or defeat that had shaken their hopes, as a city is shaken by an earthquake. Such comparisons are common in the Scriptures. Thou hast broken it - As if it were broken up, or convulsed. Heal the breaches thereof - That is, Appear for thy people, and repair their disasters, as if after an earthquake thou…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4When God’s people experience his discipline, they affirm their loyalty and await God’s answer.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

Topics related to Psalms 60:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Earthquakes
• Lamentations
• War

In the dictionaries

• Breach
• Michtam
• Psalms
• Salt, Valley of
• ShushanEduth
• David
• Eduth
• Intercession
• Psalms, Book of
• Salt, Valley of

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