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Psalms 60

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 60 of 150

1 To the chief musician. On the Lily of Testimony. A secret treasure of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim, and with Aram-zobah; when Joab returned, and struck twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God! You have cast us off; You have broken us; You were angry; take us back.

2 You made the earth tremble; You tore it; heal its breaks, for it is quaking.

3 You have made Your people see hardship; You made us drink the wine of trembling.

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Chapter Summary

David prays to Jehovah that former trials may not return; prays for deliverance. To the chief musician. On the Lily of Testimony. A secret treasure of David, to teach; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim, and with Aram-zobah; when Joab returned, and struck twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Key Hebrew Words

זָנַח cast off, reject H2186 · TWOT 565
נֵס banner, standard H5251 · TWOT 1379a
יָדִיד beloved H3039 · TWOT 846a
יָשַׁע save, deliver H3467 · TWOT 929
עֶזְרָה help H5833 · TWOT 1598b
בּוּס tread down H947 · TWOT 216

People & Context

David

King of Israel; author of this psalm of lament after his campaigns against Aram and Edom

Joab

David's army commander, who returned and struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt

Timeline

The Valley of Salt

Joab returns and strikes 12,000 of Edom in the Valley of Salt, while David laments that God had made the earth tremble.

Psalms 60:1-3
Moab the Washpot

God speaks in holiness, claiming Gilead and Manasseh, declaring Moab His washpot, and casting His shoe over Edom.

Psalms 60:8

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