Psalm 60 Commentary
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KEY THOUGHT: Give us help from trouble,
For the help of man is useless. [Psalm 59:11 NKJV]
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Psalm 60 NKJV
Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching. When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
60 O God, You have cast us off;
You have broken us down;
You have been displeased;
Oh, restore us again!
2 You have made the earth tremble;
You have broken it;
Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.
3 You have shown Your people hard things;
You have made us drink the wine of [b]confusion.
4 You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
5 That Your beloved may be delivered,
Save with Your right hand, and hear me.
6 God has spoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
I will divide Shechem
And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
Ephraim also is the [c]helmet for My head;
Judah is My lawgiver.
8 Moab is My washpot;
Over Edom I will cast My shoe;
Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”
9 Who will bring me to the strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Is it not You, O God, who cast us off?
And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?
11 Give us help from trouble,
For the help of man is useless.
12 Through God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 60:1 Heb. Shushan Eduth
b. Psalm 60:3 staggering
c. Psalm 60:7 Lit. protection
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 60 Commentary
You probably want to start this psalm from the introductory notes. David is sitting on Israel’s throne. And he has mounted a successful military campaign that includes Joab’s victory over the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Yet the color of the psalm is more complaining than praise!
The tone seems to dwell on the psalmist’s petition to the LORD to do more. And the reason is simple: the victory has activated a desire for more victory. Israel can now see how much behind they are in terms of actualizing the history-long mandate.
The nation was birthed to be a blessing to the nations. Along the way, the nation was “enslaved” by the nations they should have driven out. The occupation of Canaan was an act of saving Israel and settling them down in some Eden-like piece of land. The occupation also served an important function of cleansing the land of horrible idolatry.
As the psalm openly suggests, Israel is far from this point. Instead, the nation is back in chains and must be saved. The psalmist sees this victory in the light of God’s promise to Abraham. The LORD has finally installed a flag to march into enemy territory and repossess the land. He is hungry for more victory.
Only the saved soul knows how deep the need is for more salvation. The cry within for more righteousness increases with each little step towards sanctification. And the LORD doesn’t help matters by increasing standards at each point. “There is Edom and Philistia yet to be conquered. Don’t relax.”
So the battle rages on. The saint becomes hungrier. Let the LORD achieve more victory. “You have shown your people desperate times.” You have shown us dry places in our lives that need fixing. “Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.”
Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless. Verse 11. You don’t want to hear your military commander say things like that. It means he lacks confidence. He doesn’t trust his own plans. He is also saying your involvement in the campaign is useless. But he is right. Only God can bring you victory.
Salvation doesn’t come by human effort. Every smart saint knows this.
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