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Psalms 60
1.O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
2.Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
3.Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
4.Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
5.That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6.God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
7.Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
8.Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
9.Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
10.Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
11.Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
12.Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Asked of Guide
Why does the psalm shift from lament to confident conquest imagery?
The chapter opens as a lament—“O God, thou hast cast us off” and “thou hast shewed thy people hard things”—and it moves to royal, territorial language: “I will divide Shechem” and “Gilead is mine.” That shift shows the psalmist bringing complaint and petition into a vision of restoration and victory, asking God to reverse abandonment so the people can reclaim land and honor.
Verses 4–8 present a banner, allotment of territories, and conquered enemies, which frames the plea in covenant terms: deliverance leads to resumed rule and order. This movement resembles themes in Deuteronomy where God’s help results in possession of the land, and it treats the lament as the opening step toward that promised reversal.
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