Psalms

Psalm 60:1–3

¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam^a of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim^b and Aram-zobah,^c and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

You have rejected us, O God;

You have broken us;

You have been angry;

restore us!

²You have shaken the land

and torn it open.

Heal its fractures,

for it is quaking.

³You have shown Your people hardship;

we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.

Footnotes

a 60:1 Miktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60.
b 60:1 That is, Mesopotamia; Aram-naharaim means Aram of the two rivers, likely the region between the Euphrates and Balih Rivers in northwestern Mesopotamia.
c 60:1 That is, the land northeast of Damascus

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Psalm 60:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
To the tune of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
The Lily	שׁוּשַׁ֣ן	šū·šan	Noun - common singular construct	H7799 lily
of the Covenant	עֵד֑וּת	‘ê·ḏūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5715 testimony
A Miktam	מִכְתָּ֖ם	miḵ·tām	Noun - masculine singular	H4387 Mikhtam
of David	לְדָוִ֣ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
for instruction	לְלַמֵּֽד׃	lə·lam·mêḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3925 exercise in, learn
When he fought	בְּהַצּוֹת֨וֹ׀	bə·haṣ·ṣō·w·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5327 struggle
Aram-naharaim	נַהֲרַיִם֮	na·hă·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H763 Aram
and Aram-zobah	צ֫וֹבָ֥ה	ṣō·w·ḇāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H760 Aram of Tsoba
and Joab	יוֹאָ֗ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
returned	וַיָּ֤שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and struck down	וַיַּ֣ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
12,000	שְׁנֵ֖ים	šə·nêm	Number - md	H8147 two
Edomites	אֱד֣וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
in the Valley	בְּגֵיא־	bə·ḡê-	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1516 valley
of Salt	מֶ֑לַח	me·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4417 salt
You have rejected us	זְנַחְתָּ֣נוּ	zə·naḥ·tā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H2186 reject, spurn
O God	אֱ֭לֹהִים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
You have broken us	פְרַצְתָּ֑נוּ	p̄ə·raṣ·tā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H6555 break through
You have been angry	אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ	’ā·nap̄·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H599 be angry
restore	תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥ב	tə·šō·w·ḇêḇ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
us	לָֽנוּ׃	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural

Psalm 60:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have shaken	הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה	hir·‘aš·tāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7493 quake, shake
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and torn it open	פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ	pə·ṣam·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6480 split open
Heal	רְפָ֖ה	rə·p̄āh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7495 heal
its fractures	שְׁבָרֶ֣יהָ	šə·ḇā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
for	כִי־	ḵî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is quaking	מָֽטָה׃	mā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4131 totter, shake, slip

Psalm 60:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have shown	הִרְאִ֣יתָה	hir·’î·ṯāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
Your people	עַמְּךָ֣	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
hardship	קָשָׁ֑ה	qā·šāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7186 hard, severe
we are staggered	תַּרְעֵלָֽה׃	tar·‘ê·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8653 reeling
from the wine	יַ֣יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
You made us drink	הִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּ	hiš·qî·ṯā·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to

Cross-references

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Psalm 60:1 2 Samuel 8:12–13 · 2 Samuel 8:3 · Psalm 44:9 · 2 Samuel 5:20 · 1 Chronicles 18:3 · 1 Chronicles 18:12–13 · 2 Kings 14:7 · Psalm 85:4 · Psalm 90:13

Psalm 60:2 2 Chronicles 7:14 · Hosea 6:1 · Isaiah 30:26 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Jeremiah 48:38 · Jeremiah 4:24 · Psalm 18:7 · Jeremiah 10:10 · Isaiah 5:25 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Job 9:6 · Habakkuk 3:10

Psalm 60:3 Psalm 71:20 · Isaiah 51:17 · Isaiah 51:22 · Jeremiah 25:15 · Ezekiel 23:31–32 · Psalm 75:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.