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Psalms

Chapter 60

God Scattered Us, Yet Grant Us Victory

The psalmist laments that God has cast off His people, scattered them, and shown displeasure, calling on God to turn Himself to them again. The earth trembles and breaks; God has shown His people hard things and made them drink wine of astonishment. Yet God has given a banner to those who fear Him, displayed because of His truth. The psalmist prays for the beloved to be delivered and saved by God's right hand. God speaks in holiness, dividing the land—Shechem, the valley of Succoth, Gilead, Manasseh, Ephraim, Judah, Moab, and Edom being His to dispose. The psalmist questions who will bring him into Edom and asks God to help them from trouble, for the help of man is vain. Through God, they shall do valiantly, for He shall tread down their enemies.

God's judgment through judgmentBanner for the faithfulTrust in God's strengthDivine promise of victory

1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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