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Psalms 60:5-12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

5. That thy beloved may be delivered; save [with] thy right hand, and hear me. 6. God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7. Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver; 8. Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. 9. Who will bring me [into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 10. [Wilt] not thou, O God, [which] hadst cast us off? and [thou], O God, [which] didst not go out with our armies? 11. Give us help from trouble: for vain [is] the help of man. 12. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies.

Psalms 60:5-12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 60:5

Theological / Devotional

Beloved. The psalmist seems to be speaking of the nation of Israel (see Deut. 33:12).

Thy right hand. See Ps. 17:7 ; 44:3.

Hear me. The Hebrew text itself reads “answer us,” which ancient Jewish scholars changed in the margin to “answer me” or “hear me.” This change has the support of many ancient versions. However, there seems to be no valid reason for departing from the reading of the Hebrew text.

Verses 5–12 appear with slight variation as Ps. 108:6–13 (see comments there).

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