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Psalm 60:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 60 · verse 1
To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.Psalm 60:1 · King James Version
Psalm 60:1 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- displeasedʼânaphto breathe hardH599 →
- scatteredpâratsto break outH6555 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
- offzânachreject, forsake, failH2186 →
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The title gives us an account, 1. Of the general design of the psalm. It is Michtam - David's jewel, and it is to teach. The Levites must teach it to the people, and by it teach them both to trust in God and to triumph in him; we must, in it, teach ourselves and one another.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5