Psalms 60

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

Psalm 60 presents a prayer of lament and appeal to God following a time of military defeat and national distress when God rejected and scattered His people. The petitioner acknowledges that God has shaken the land, shown hardship, and made them stagger, while also raising a banner for those who fear Him. God responds from His sanctuary, declaring sovereignty over Shechem, the Valley of Succoth, Gilead, Manasseh, Ephraim, Judah, Moab, Edom, and Philistia. The speaker then asks who will lead them into the fortified city of Edom, questioning if God has abandoned their armies. Recognizing that human help is worthless, the psalm concludes with the resolve that with God's aid, the people will perform with valor and He will trample their enemies.

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¹You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! ²You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking. ³You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink. ⁴You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah ⁵Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered. ⁶God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth. ⁷Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter. ⁸Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” ⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? ¹⁰Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? ¹¹Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. ¹²With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

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