Through the Bible Day by Day 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. PRAYER FOR HELP AGAINST FOES Psa_60:1-12 This was a national psalm to be taught the people. See title; also Deu_31:19. A strong coalition had been formed against David at that time. See 2Sa_10:6; 2Sa_10:8; 2Sa_10:17; 2Sa_10:19; 1Ch_18:12-15. Israel was threatened with disaster. It was as if an earthquake had rent the soil. But the king-psalmist argued that God had given His people a mission in the world, which could not be forfeited. First, Israel carried a banner for the truth, Psa_60:4. In addition, God had “spoken in His holiness” and had promised that the seed of Abraham should possess Canaan. Standing on a hill-summit, the psalmist sees the Land of Promise outspread before him. Shechem and Succoth, Psa_60:6, one west, the other east, of the Jordan, indicate the breadth of the land. All had been given over to Israel by covenant, and therefore the surrounding peoples must become subject. As yet the strong city of Petra, rock-girded, Psa_60:9, had laughed David to scorn; but he had confidence that God would lead him within its mighty walls, to tread down his adversaries, Num_24:18. Man could not, but God could. The question is never, Can God? but always, Can we trust and follow Him? Through the Bible Day by Day by F.B. Meyer Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission. Bible Hub |
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