Psalms 60
12 verses
Psalm 60 is a communal lament responding to military defeat by appealing for God to restore the nation and grant victory, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 2. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
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2
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
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3
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
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4
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
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5
That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
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6
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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7
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
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8
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
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9
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
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10
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
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11
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
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12
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
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