Psalms 60:1 - Exposition

O God, thou hast east us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased (comp. Psalms 44:9-11 ). The expressions used imply a signal defeat, which, though not mentioned in the historical books, harmonizes with the account given in 1 Kings of the severe treatment of Edom by Joab. From the fact of the defeat the psalmist infers the ground of it—God's displeasure. O turn thyself to us again; rather, O restore to us ( i . e . make restoration to us) again (see the Revised Version).