George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Psalms 60:12
PSALM LX. (EXAUDI DEUS.)
A prayer for the coming of the kingdom of Christ, which shall have no end.
PSALM LX. (EXAUDI DEUS.)
A prayer for the coming of the kingdom of Christ, which shall have no end.
Verse Psalms 60:12. _THROUGH GOD WE SHALL DO VALIANTLY_] Through thee _alone_ shall we do valiantly; thou _alone_ canst tread down our enemies; and to thee _alone_ we look for conquest. THE author t...
THROUGH GOD - By the help of God. WE SHALL DO VALIANTLY - literally, we shall make strength. That is, we shall gain or gather strength; we shall go forth with spirit and with courage to the war. This...
Psalms 60 The Lord with His People _ 1. Confessions and prayer (Psalms 60:1)_ 2. The inheritance anticipated (Psalms 60:6) 3. Faith's certainty ...
LX. This Ps. really consists of two bound together in an abrupt style. In A, _i.e._ in Psalms 60:1; Psalms 60:10_ b_, Psalms 60:11 f. we have a lament over the desperate condition of Israel, though th...
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64. UPON. relating to....
None but God can give help, and though for the moment He has abandoned His people, He will surely once more lead them to victory....
_Through God_ Cp. Psalms 56:4. _we shall do valiantly_ Cp. Numbers 24:18; Psalms 118:15-16. _shall tread down our enemies_ Cp....
PSALMS 60 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Outcry of Anguish, Expostulation and Entreaty, under a Severe Reverse. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 60:1-4, Lamentation over a Defeat. Stanza II., Psalms 60:5-8, Prayer...
_WHO WILL BRING ME INTO THE STRONG CITY? WHO WILL LEAD ME INTO EDOM?_ -Anticipation of, and prayer for, success in the expedition against Edom. Verse 9. WHO WILL BRING ME INTO THE STRONG CITY? - `the...
60:12 adversaries. (g-16) As Psalms 8:2 ; or 'oppressors.' see Psalms 108:6-13 ....
Title.—(RV) 'For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth: Michtam of David, to teach: when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
_[Psalms 60:14]_ בֵּֽ אלֹהִ֥ים נַעֲשֶׂה ־חָ֑יִל וְ֝...
Psalms 60:1 THIS psalm has evidently a definite historical background. Israel has been worsted in fight, but still continues its campaign against Edom. Meditating on God's promises, the psalmist antic...
PRAYER FOR HELP AGAINST FOES Psalms 60:1 This was a national psalm to be _taught_ the people. See title; also Deuteronomy 31:19. A strong coalition had been formed against David at that time. See 2 S...
This is a song out of defeat. It may be divided into three parts. The first is a recognition of the cause of defeat, ending with a prayer (verses Psa 60:1-5). The second expresses the answer of God in...
REFLECTIONS BLESSED Jesus! Wheresoever I turn mine eyes, throughout the whole volume of thy sacred word, how precious is it to my longing soul to behold thee set forth by the Holy Ghost, and glorifie...
How beautiful are all these things, if seen and read with reference to Christ! The prophet beheld in a vision the Lord Jesus coming up from Edom after his victory, when travelling in the greatness of...
_‘GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND OUR STRENGTH’_ ‘Through God we shall do valiantly.’ Psalms 60:12 This is a national psalm to be _ taught_ to the people (Deuteronomy 31:19). As 44 was sung by the sons of Kor...
In Psalms 60 the remnant acknowledge God's having cast them off. Their only hope is, that He will turn to them again. This is exactly the point of Israel's righteousness as a nation: no going for help...
THROUGH GOD WE SHALL DO VALIANTLY,.... Or, "through the Word of the Lord", as the Targum; Christ, whose name is the Word of God, appearing at the head of his armies, in a vesture dipped in blood, and...
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies. Ver. 12. _Through God we shall do valiantly_] _Faciemus militiam,_ some render it, and it is true of the spiritual...
_Give us help from trouble_ Do not frustrate these hopes, but afford us thy help against the Syrians also 2 Samuel 8:5, who now distress us; _for vain is the help of man_ No human force is able to del...
A HYMN OF WAR AND VICTORY. To the chief musician upon Shushaneduth, to be chanted in public worship according to the melody "The Lily of Testimony," this tune indicating also the contents of the psalm...
Through God we shall do valiantly, sure of winning the victory; FOR HE IT IS THAT SHALL TREAD DOWN OUR ENEMIES. "Israel conquers in God, and God, who is in Israel, will deservedly trample Edom under f...
6-12 If Christ be ours, all things, one way or another, shall be for our eternal good. The man who is a new creature in Christ, may rejoice in all the precious promises God has spoken in his holiness...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 60:12 God H430 do H6213 (H8799) valiantly H2428 down H947 (H8799) enemies H6862 we shall -...
DAVID DECLARES HIS ASSURANCE THAT ALTHOUGH GOD HAS APPEARED FOR A WHILE TO HAVE ABANDONED HIS PEOPLE, HE WILL NOW ARISE AND ENABLE THEM TO GAIN THE VICTORY (PSALMS 60:9). David now questions who it is...
CONTENTS: Prayer for the deliverance of God's people from enemies. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: God often gives His own people a hard course in this world that they may not take up their rest...
Psalms 60:1. _Oh God thou hast cast us off;_ or interrogatively, Why hast thou cast us off? At this juncture all the surrounding nations, named here, in the eighty third psalm, and in 2 Samuel 8., see...
_O God, Thou hast cast us off; Thou hast scattered us._ A PSALM OF DEFEAT In our own language we possess many fine songs of patriotism. It would be impossible to overestimate the value of such a song...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 60:1. This is a lament for the whole community of Israel at a time when their continued life in the land is being threatened by Gentile neighbors. The title says it is “for...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—_“To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to Psalms 57. “_Upon Shushaneduth_,” is probably a musical direction to the leader of the choir. In the superscription to Psa...
EXPOSITION IN the case of this psalm, the "title" is again our best guide, both with respect to the author and to the occasion of the composition. The title is unusually full, and contains such a numb...
O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. For thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; fo...
1 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Samuel 10:12; Isaiah 10:6; Isaiah 63:3; Joshua