Psalms 60:2

"For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again."

Key Reflection

David's psalm expresses his plea for restoration after experiencing divine rejection and hardship during military campaigns. He appeals to God, acknowledging the trials but also calling for renewal of God’s favor and protection.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thou hast made the earth to tremble -This refers, doubtless, to some calamity that might be compared with an earthquake - some disaster, discomfiture, or defeat that had shaken their hopes, as a city is shaken by an earthquake. Such comparisons are common in the Scriptures. Thou hast broken it -As if it were broken up, or convulsed. Heal the breaches thereof -That is, Appear for thy people, and repair their disasters, as if after an earthquake thou shouldst appear and fill up the rents which it had made. The prayer is that he would place things in their former condition of prosperity and success. For it shaketh -It is convulsed or agitated. That is, there is still commotion.

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