1 To him that excelleth upon Shushan Eduth, or Michtam. A Psalme of David to teach. When he fought against Aram Naharaim, and against Aram Zobah, when Joab returned and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the salt valley. O God, thou hast cast vs out, thou hast scattered vs, thou hast bene angry, turne againe vnto vs. 2 Thou hast made the land to tremble, and hast made it to gape: heale the breaches thereof, for it is shaken. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people heauy things: thou hast made vs to drinke the wine of giddines. 4 But now thou hast giuen a banner to them that feare thee, that it may be displayed because of thy trueth. Selah. 5 That thy beloued may be deliuered, helpe with thy right hand and heare me. 6 God hath spoken in his holines: therefore I will reioyce: I shall deuide Shechem, and measure the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead shalbe mine, and Manasseh shalbe mine: Ephraim also shalbe the strength of mine head: Iudah is my lawgiuer. 8 Moab shalbe my wash pot: ouer Edom will I cast out my shoe: Palestina shew thy selfe ioyfull for me. 9 Who will leade me into the strong citie? who will bring me vnto Edom? 10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadest cast vs off, and didest not go forth, O God, with our armies? 11 Giue vs helpe against trouble: for vaine is the helpe of man. 12 Through God we shall doe valiantly: for he shall tread downe our enemies.
Psalm 60 Geneva Bible (1599)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Original 16th-century spelling.
Cross references (12)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 8:12–13; 2 Samuel 8:3; Psalm 44:9; 1 Chronicles 18:12–13; 2 Samuel 5:20
- 2 2 Chronicles 7:14; Hosea 6:1; Isaiah 30:26; Jeremiah 48:38; Jeremiah 4:24
- 3 Psalm 71:20; Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 51:22; Jeremiah 25:15; Ezekiel 23:31–32
- 4 Psalm 20:5; Exodus 17:15; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 13:2
- 5 Isaiah 41:10; Exodus 15:6; Psalm 108:6–13; Psalm 17:7; Psalm 18:35
- 6 Joshua 13:27; Psalm 89:35; Genesis 12:6; Joshua 1:6; Joshua 17:7
- 7 Genesis 49:10; Deuteronomy 33:17; Joshua 13:31; 1 Chronicles 12:19; Joshua 17:1
- 8 2 Samuel 8:14; 2 Samuel 8:1–2; Psalm 108:9–10; 1 Chronicles 18:1–2; 2 Samuel 21:15–22
- 9 2 Samuel 12:26–31; 2 Samuel 11:1; Judges 1:12; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 1 Chronicles 11:17–19
- 10 Joshua 7:12; Psalm 108:11; Psalm 60:1; Deuteronomy 1:42; Deuteronomy 20:4
- 11 Psalm 146:3; Psalm 108:12; Psalm 130:8; Psalm 124:1–3; Isaiah 30:7
- 12 Psalm 44:5; Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 63:3; Revelation 19:15; 1 Chronicles 19:13
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
As the Scripture is wont to set mysteries of the Psalms on the titles, and to deck the brow of a Psalm with the high announcement of a Mystery, in order that we that are about to go in may know (when as it were upon the door-post we have read what within is doing) either of whom the house …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
But first passeth away the tribulation of this life, out of which He giveth us help, to whom we have said, "Give us help from tribulation." And all this life is indeed a tribulation to the understanding.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)