📖 Psalms — Chapter 60 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 60:1 RO God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast Tscattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Psalms 60:2 Thou hast Rmade the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
Psalms 60:3 Thou hast Rshewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Psalms 60:4 Thou hast given Ra banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Psalms 60:5 RThat thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Psalms 60:6 RGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms 60:7 RGilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Psalms 60:8 RMoab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, Ttriumph thou because of me.
Psalms 60:9 Who will bring me into the RTstrong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Psalms 60:10 RWilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Psalms 60:11 RGive us help from trouble: for vain is the Thelp of man.
Psalms 60:12 Through God Rwe shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 60:1–5 — A communal plea after defeat
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The people describe scattering and upheaval as a painful loss of God's favor, asking him to turn again and heal what is broken. A banner is given to those who fear God, and rescue is sought for the beloved. The prayer brings shared disorientation into renewed dependence.
Key Truth: Communal defeat can become a prayer for restoration.
Check What You Remember
1. What does the speaker ask God to heal? (Psalms 60:2)
Find it in Psalms 60:2 (KJV).
2. What has God given those who fear him? (Psalms 60:4)
Find it in Psalms 60:4 (KJV).
3. With what hand is salvation requested? (Psalms 60:5)
Find it in Psalms 60:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 60:6–8 — God's claim over the lands
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The divine declaration names territories of Israel and its neighbors, expressing God's authority over disputed lands and peoples. The geographic images answer the community's fear with a claim larger than its current losses. They belong to Israel's historical setting rather than granting modern readers territorial ambitions.
Key Truth: God's authority exceeds present military outcomes.
Check What You Remember
1. What valley will be measured? (Psalms 60:6)
Find it in Psalms 60:6 (KJV).
2. Which tribe is called the lawgiver? (Psalms 60:7)
Find it in Psalms 60:7 (KJV).
3. What people are called a washpot? (Psalms 60:8)
Find it in Psalms 60:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 60:9–12 — Help that human strength cannot supply
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The speaker asks who can lead into the strong city and recognizes dependence on the God whose absence the community felt. Human help is called vain as an ultimate source of rescue. The conclusion anticipates courage through God, keeping action joined with prayerful reliance rather than confidence in force alone.
Key Truth: Ask God for the help human strength cannot guarantee.
Check What You Remember
1. Into what place does he ask to be brought? (Psalms 60:9)
Find it in Psalms 60:9 (KJV).
2. What help is called vain? (Psalms 60:11)
Find it in Psalms 60:11 (KJV).
3. Through whom will they do valiantly? (Psalms 60:12)
Find it in Psalms 60:12 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 20:7 — The people remember the Lord rather than making military resources their ultimate trust.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What shared difficulty can you bring to God while acknowledging the limits of the resources available to you?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the broken-earth image shape the plea?
2. How does the banner connect reverence and truth?
3. How does the territorial declaration answer defeat?
4. What tension accompanies the question about entering Edom?
5. How does the conclusion distinguish human help from divine help?
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