Psalm 60
Theme
Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God
Outline
1-5, Israel’s Rejected Distress 6-8, God’s Sovereign Authority 9-12, David’s Cry for Help
Key Verse
(60:12) Through God we will do valiantly, for it is He who shall tread down our enemies. (60:1) O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again!
Notes
The superscription of Ps 60 sets the historical context for the psalm, and it seems to allude to the events narrated in 2 Sam 8–10 and 1 Chr 18–19. The psalm presents an ABA structured response to an occasion when Israel was attacked by intimidating forces. To the Chief Musician. Set to “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.