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Verse Psalms 60:6. _GOD HATH SPOKEN_] Judah shall not only be
re-established in Jerusalem, but shall possess Samaria, where _Shechem
is_, and the country beyond Jordan, in which is situated the valley...
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GOD HATH SPOKEN IN HIS HOLINESS - That is, as a holy God; a God who is
true; a God whose promises are always fulfilled. The idea is, that the
holiness of God was the public pledge or assurance that wh...
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Psalms 60
The Lord with His People
_ 1. Confessions and prayer (Psalms 60:1)_
2. The inheritance anticipated (Psalms 60:6)
3. Faith's certainty ...
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LX. This Ps. really consists of two bound together in an abrupt style.
In A, _i.e._ in Psalms 60:1; Psalms 60:10_ b_, Psalms 60:11 f. we have
a lament over the desperate condition of Israel, though th...
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HATH SPOKEN. Verses 6-9 refer to the promise of the possession of the
_whole_ of Canaan, confirmed in 2 Samuel 7:10. David here encourages
himself by it.
SHECHEM... SUCCOTH. West and east of Jordan....
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A prayer for deliverance and victory, based upon God's promise to give
Israel the possession of Canaan, and supremacy over the neighbouring
nations....
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_in his holiness_ Or, by his holiness, for -spoken" is the equivalent
of -promised" or -sworn." Cp. Psalms 89:35; Amos 4:2. God's -holiness"
includes His whole essential nature in its moral aspect, an...
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PSALMS 60
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
An Outcry of Anguish, Expostulation and Entreaty, under a Severe
Reverse.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 60:1-4, Lamentation over a Defeat. Stanza II.,
Psalms 60:5-8, Prayer...
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_GOD HATH SPOKEN IN HIS HOLINESS; I WILL REJOICE, I WILL DIVIDE
SHECHEM, AND METE OUT THE VALLEY OF SUCCOTH._
God hath spoken in his holiness - alluding to God's promise that His
people should posses...
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Title.—(RV) '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 of Edom in the Valley of Salt...
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REJOICE] exult as a victor. METE] measure. SHECHEM.. SUCCOTH] W. and
E. of the Jordan respectively. Both places were connected with Jacob
(Genesis 33:17)....
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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IN HIS HOLINESS... — The LXX. and Vulg. have “in his sanctuary”
which suits the utterance of an oracle.
I WILL REJOICE... — Rather, _I will raise a shout of triumph._
I WILL DIVIDE SHECHEM... — Rathe...
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_[Psalms 60:8]_ אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ דִּבֶּ֥ר בְּ
קָדְשֹׁ֗ו אֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָה...
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Psalms 60:1
THIS psalm has evidently a definite historical background. Israel has
been worsted in fight, but still continues its campaign against Edom.
Meditating on God's promises, the psalmist antic...
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PRAYER FOR HELP AGAINST FOES
Psalms 60:1
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 S...
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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...
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God hath spoken in his (g) holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide
Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
(g) It is as certain as if it were spoken by an oracle, that I will
possess those place...
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_Inheritance. David had both a temporal, and an eternal one in view.
(Berthier) --- The captives express their gratitude for their
deliverance. (Calmet)_...
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If the Reader will consult 2 Samuel 3:18, he will find somewhat like a
prediction concerning the very event to which David looks forward now
with such confidence of success; and, considering the victo...
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6._God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice. _Hitherto he has
adverted to the proofs which had come under their own observation, and
from which they might easily see that God had manifested his...
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In Psalms 60 the remnant acknowledge God's having cast them off. Their
only hope is, that He will turn to them again. This is exactly the
point of Israel's righteousness as a nation: no going for help...
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GOD HATH SPOKEN IN HIS HOLINESS,.... Or "in his holy place" q; in
heaven, the habitation of his holiness and of his glory; or "in the
house of the sanctuary", as the Targum: in the tabernacle, in the...
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God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide
Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Ver. 6. _God hath spoken in his holiness_] He hath assured me all
these following places; t...
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_God hath spoken_, &c. Having prayed that God would hear and save him,
he now intimates that God had done it already, had prevented his
prayers, _and had spoken_ to him, and of him, about the establis...
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God hath spoken in His holiness, by which He upheld Israel's
possession of the Promised Land. I WILL REJOICE, exulting in the
possession of the complete victory which was sure to come to Israel; I
WIL...
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A HYMN OF WAR AND VICTORY.
To the chief musician upon Shushaneduth, to be chanted in public
worship according to the melody "The Lily of Testimony," this tune
indicating also the contents of the psalm...
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6-12 If Christ be ours, all things, one way or another, shall be for
our eternal good. The man who is a new creature in Christ, may rejoice
in all the precious promises God has spoken in his holiness...
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GOD HATH SPOKEN: having prayed that God would save and hear him, he
now intimates that God had done it already, and had prevented his
prayers, and _had spoken_ to him and of him, about the stablishing...
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DAVID CALLS ON GOD TO SAVE THEM BY HIS MIGHTY RIGHT HAND SO THAT THE
PEOPLE WHOM HE LOVES MIGHT BE DELIVERED, AND DECLARES THE CERTAINTY OF
YHWH'S VICTORY BECAUSE THE SURROUNDING NATIONS ARE SUBJECT T...
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CONTENTS: Prayer for the deliverance of God's people from enemies.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: God often gives His own people a hard course in this world
that they may not take up their rest...
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Psalms 60:1. _Oh God thou hast cast us off;_ or interrogatively, Why
hast thou cast us off? At this juncture all the surrounding nations,
named here, in the eighty third psalm, and in 2 Samuel 8., see...
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_God hath spoken in His Holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide
Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth._
A WAR-SONG OF ISRAEL
In this war-song we are given the key to the whole story of Jewish
d...
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_O God, Thou hast cast us off; Thou hast scattered us._
A PSALM OF DEFEAT
In our own language we possess many fine songs of patriotism. It would
be impossible to overestimate the value of such a song...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 60:1. This is a lament for the whole
community of Israel at a time when their continued life in the land is
being threatened by Gentile neighbors. The title says it is “for...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 60:6 GOD HAS SPOKEN. The places mentioned in
vv. Psalms 2:6 (SHECHEM, SUCCOTH,...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—_“To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 57. “_Upon Shushaneduth_,” is probably a musical direction
to the leader of the choir. In the superscription to Psa...
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EXPOSITION
IN the case of this psalm, the "title" is again our best guide, both
with respect to the author and to the occasion of the composition. The
title is unusually full, and contains such a numb...
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O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been
displeased; O turn thyself to us again. For thou hast made the earth
to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; fo...
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2 Samuel 2:8; 2 Samuel 2:9; 2 Samuel 3:18; 2 Samuel 5:1; 2 Samuel 5:2;...
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Rejoice — Therefore I will turn my prayers into praises, for what
God has already done. Divide — Which supposeth possession and
dominion. Shechem — A place within Jordan, in mount Ephraim. Succoth
— A...