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William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 60:1-12

Psalms 60:1-12THIS psalm has evidently a definite historical background. Israel has been worsted in fight, but still continues its campaign against Edom. Meditating on God’s promises, the psalmist anticipates victory, which will cover defeat and perfect partial successes, and seeks to breathe his own spirit of confidence into the ranks of his countrymen. But the circumstances answering to those required by the psalm are hard to find. The date assigned by the superscription cannot be called... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 60:1-12

Psalms 60:0 The Lord with His People 1. Confessions and prayer (Psalms 60:1-5 ) 2. The inheritance anticipated (Psalms 60:6-8 ) 3. Faith’s certainty (Psalms 60:9-12 ) This Psalm, “Shushan-Eduth” (the lily of testimony), also a Michtam of David, has for its beginning a confession of the godly in Israel. The Lord they acknowledge had scattered them and is angry with them. They pray for restoration. “That thy beloved may be delivered, save with Thy right hand and hear me.” Then He hears and... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 60:3

60:3 Thou hast {e} shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.(e) You have handled your people sharply, in asking from them sense and judgment in that they aided Saul the wicked King, and punished him to whom God had given the just title of the realm. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 60:1-3

How blessed is it to eye Christ in such like expressions as these, when we behold him as standing forth the Surety and Sponsor of his church and people? Jesus, as the head of his people personating his spouse, and for her sustaining all the indignation of God his Father's broken law, may well be supposed to speak for himself and church in such terms as these. And as he is called by the Father the Repairer of the breach, the Restorer of paths to dwell in; Isaiah 58:12 and God the Father had... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 60:3

Earth of Palestine, (Berthier) when David was at Mahanaim. (Ferrand) (2 Kings xvii. 22.) (Haydock) --- The countries beyond the Euphrates may be so styled, Psalm lxiv. 6. --- Rock, by inspiring Cyrus to grant us liberty, (Calmet) or by sending Jesus Christ. (Eusebius) --- The church is firmly established; and, in all places, serves God. (Worthington) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 60:1-5

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 folly and corruption of man make, nothing but the wisdom and grace of God can repair, by pouring out a spirit of love and peace, by which only a kingdom is saved from ruin. The anger... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 60:1-12

Cheth. True Piety the Calling of the Believers. v. 57. Thou art my Portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Thy words. To realize at all times that God is his Portion, his Inheritance, and that for that reason he intends to observe the words of the Lord, this is the calling of the faithful, in this everyone who is a child of God fulfils his destiny. v. 58. I entreated Thy favor, literally, "I appealed with supplications to Thy face," with my whole heart, begging for a manifestation... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 60:1-12

Psalms 60:0To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand1          O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us,Thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.2     Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it:Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.3     Thou hast showed thy people hard things:Thou hast made us... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 60:1-12

Prayer for Help against Foes Psalms 60:1-12 This was a national psalm to be taught the people. See title; also Deuteronomy 31:19 . A strong coalition had been formed against David at that time. See 2 Samuel 10:6 ; 2 Samuel 10:8 ; 2 Samuel 10:17 ; 2 Samuel 10:19 ; 1 Chronicles 18:12-15 . Israel was threatened with disaster. It was as if an earthquake had rent the soil. But the king-psalmist argued that God had given His people a mission in the world, which could not be forfeited. First,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 60:1-12

This is a song out of defeat. It may be divided into three parts. The first is a recognition of the cause of defeat, ending with a prayer (verses Psa 60:1-5 ). The second expresses the answer of God in the soul of the singer (verses Psa 60:6-8 ). In the third there is a note of helplessness, a cry of need, and a cry of confidence. In the midst of an evidently disastrous defeat, the singer recognizes the government of God. His appeal for help is based on his recognition of the true vocation of... read more

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