Psalm 60:2 ESV

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

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

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 60:1-4

Heading (Psalms 60:1 a). ‘For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth. Michtam of David, to teach, when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand men of Edom in the Valley of Salt.’ This Psalm is dedicated to the Chief Musician to the tune of Shushan Eduth, ‘the Lily of Testimony’. Compare for this the similar tune for Psalms 80:0 (shushannim eduth - ‘lilies of testimony’). It is a Michtam, a cry for cover and protection, and was for the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 60:1-12

LX. This Ps. really consists of two bound together in an abrupt style. In A, i.e. in Psalms 60:1-Deuteronomy :; Psalms 60:10 b, Psalms 60:11 f. we have a lament over the desperate condition of Israel, though the Psalmist is driven by his despair to renewed trust in God. In B ( Psalms 60:6-2 Samuel : a) the tone is quite different. Appeal is made to a Divine oracle and the poet exults in the confidence that Israel will recover its possessions and utterly subdue Moab and Edom. The whole of B... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 60:2

Made the earth to tremble; a poetical and hyperbolical expression, signifying great and dreadful changes among the people, as Haggai 2:7, compared with Hebrews 12:26,Hebrews 12:27. See also 1 Samuel 14:15. Heal the breaches thereof; reconcile all those differences which our civil wars have made among us. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 60:1-12

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“To the Chief Musician.” See Introduction to Psalms 57:0. “Upon Shushaneduth,” is probably a musical direction to the leader of the choir. In the superscription to Psalms 45, 69, , 80, we have Shoahannim, the plural of Shushan. See Introduction to Psalms 45:0. “Shushan-eduth” signifies “the lily of testimony,” and, possibly, contains the first words of some psalm to the melody of which this psalm was to be sung. “Michtam of David.” See Introduction to Psalms 56:0.... read more