Psalms 60:1 KJV

To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Thou and Ye

thou, thyself one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

MichtamMichtam, a prayer.

Matthew Henry

David prays for the deliverance of Israel from their enemiesDavid 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...

Thompson Chains

ReprobationSee the chain from Leviticus 26:17 · 7 links
Divine DispleasureLast of 3 links

Cross References

Psalms 44:9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
Psalms 60:10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Psalms 80:3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
2 Samuel 5:20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
2 Samuel 8:3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
2 Samuel 10:16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
1 Chronicles 18:3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
1 Samuel 4:10–11 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. …
1 Samuel 4:17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
1 Samuel 13:6–7 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. …
1 Samuel 13:11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;
1 Samuel 13:19–22 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: …
1 Samuel 31:1–7 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. …
2 Samuel 8:12–13 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. …
2 Kings 14:7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
1 Chronicles 18:12–13 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. …
1 Chronicles 19:16–19 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. …
1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
2 Chronicles 25:11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
Psalms 59:1 <To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.> Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
Psalms 59:11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Psalms 74:1 <Maschil of Asaph.> O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalms 79:5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Psalms 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Psalms 85:4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Psalms 89:3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
Psalms 89:7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Psalms 89:19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
Psalms 89:38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
Psalms 90:13 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
Psalms 108:11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Lamentations 3:31–32 For the Lord will not cast off for ever: …
Zechariah 10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
Romans 11:1–2 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. …

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Topics

Afflictions and adversities Prayer in
Joab (See title)
Lamentations Of David
Music A musical term in the titles of
Psalms Afflictions
Shoshannim A wind instrument, mentioned in the titles of
Syria And in the title of
War God uses, as a judgment
Zobah David writes a psalm after the conquest of, see the title of

Places

AramnaharaimRegion · today Harran · Location well established
ZobahRegion · today Brital · Location possible
EdomRegion · today Buseira · Location well established
Valley of SaltValley · Location disputed
Places in Psalms 60 on a map

Bible Dictionary

Shushan-EduthLily of the testimony, the title of Ps 60:1–12. (See Shoshannim.)
MichtamWriting; i.e., a poem or song found in the titles of Ps 16:1–11; 56-60. Some translate the word “golden”, i.e., precious. It is rendered...
DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
Aram-naharaimAram of the two rivers, is Mesopotamia (as it is rendered in Gen 24:10), the country enclosed between the Tigris on the east and the...
Aram-zobah(Ps 60:1–12, title), probably the region between the Euphrates and the Orontes.
JoabJehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign...
Edom(1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage,...
God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

To the chief Musician לַמְנַצֵּחַ lamnaṣṣēaḥ נָצַח Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular · with preposition with the
upon Shushaneduth עַל ʿal Preposition שׁוּשַׁן šûšan שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת Noun · masculine singular construct עֵדוּת ʿēdût שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת Noun · feminine singular
Michtam מִכְתָּם miktām מִכְתָּם Noun · masculine singular
of David לְדָוִד lĕdāwid דָּוִד Proper name · with preposition
to teach לְלַמֵּד lĕlammēd לָמַד Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
when he strove בְּהַצּוֹתוֹ bĕhaṣṣôtô נָצָה Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
with Aramnaharaim אֶת ʾet Object marker אֲרַם ʾăram אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם Proper name נָהָר nâhâr
and with Aramzobah נַהֲרַיִם nahărayim Proper name וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and אֲרַם ʾăram אֲרַם צוֹבָה Proper name צוֹבָה ṣôbâ אֲרַם צוֹבָה Proper name
when Joab יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
returned וַיָּשָׁב wayyāšāb שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
and smote וַיַּךְ wayyak נָכָה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
of Edom אֶת ʾet Object marker אֱדוֹם ʾĕdôm אֱדֹם Proper name
in the valley בְּגֵיא bĕgêʾ גַּיְא Proper name · with preposition
of salt מֶלַח melaḥ מֶלַח Proper name
twelve שְׁנֵים šĕnêm שְׁנַיִם Number · masculine dual עָשָׂר ʿāśār עָשָׂר Number · masculine singular
thousand אָלֶף ʾālep אֶלֶף Number · masculine or feminine singular
O God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
thou hast cast us off זְנַחְתָּנוּ zĕnaḥtānû זָנַח Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common plural
thou hast scattered פְרַצְתָּנוּ pĕraṣtānû פָּרַץ Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common plural
us, thou hast been displeased אָנַפְתָּ ʾānaptā אָנַף Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
O turn thyself to us again תְּשׁוֹבֵב tĕšôbēb שׁוּב Verb · polel imperfect, second person masculine singular לָנוּ lānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural

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