Apologetics Bible

Psalms 60:1

Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד לְלַמֵּֽד׃

lamenatzecha-'al-shvshan-'edvt-mikhetam-ledavid-lelamed

KJV: O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

AKJV: O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have been displeased; O turn yourself to us again.

ASV: O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down;

YLT: To the Overseer. --`Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt--twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us--hadst been angry! --Thou dost turn back to us.

Exposition: Psalms 60:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:2

Hebrew

בְּהַצּוֹתוֹ ׀ אֶת אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם וְאֶת־אֲרַם צוֹבָה וַיָּשָׁב יוֹאָב וַיַּךְ אֶת־אֱדוֹם בְּגֵיא־מֶלַח שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אָֽלֶף׃

vehatzvotvo- -'et-'aram-naharayim-ve'et-'aram-tzvovah-vayashav-yvo'av-vayakhe-'et-'edvom-vegey'-melach-sheneym-'ashar-'alef

KJV: Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

AKJV: You have made the earth to tremble; you have broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shakes.

ASV: Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it:

YLT: Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

Exposition: Psalms 60:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:3

Hebrew

אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ פְרַצְתָּנוּ אָנַפְתָּ תְּשׁוֹבֵב לָֽנוּ׃

'elohiym-zenachetanv-feratzetanv-'anafeta-teshvovev-lanv

KJV: Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

AKJV: You have showed your people hard things: you have made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

ASV: Thou hast showed thy people hard things:

YLT: Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

Exposition: Psalms 60:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:4

Hebrew

הִרְעַשְׁתָּה אֶרֶץ פְּצַמְתָּהּ רְפָה שְׁבָרֶיהָ כִי־מָֽטָה׃

hire'ashetah-'eretz-fetzametah-refah-shevareyha-khiy-matah

KJV: Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

AKJV: You have given a banner to them that fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

ASV: Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee,

YLT: Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.

Exposition: Psalms 60:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:5

Hebrew

הִרְאִיתָה עַמְּךָ קָשָׁה הִשְׁקִיתָנוּ יַיִן תַּרְעֵלָֽה׃

hire'iytah-'amekha-qashah-hisheqiytanv-yayin-tare'elah

KJV: That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

AKJV: That your beloved may be delivered; save with your right hand, and hear me.

ASV: That thy beloved may be delivered,

YLT: That Thy beloved ones may be drawn out, Save with Thy right hand, and answer us.

Exposition: Psalms 60:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:6

Hebrew

נָתַתָּה לִּירֵאֶיךָ נֵּס לְהִתְנוֹסֵס מִפְּנֵי קֹשֶׁט סֶֽלָה׃

natatah-liyre'eykha-nes-lehitenvoses-mifeney-qoshet-selah

KJV: God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

AKJV: God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

ASV: God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;

YLT: God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult--I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

Exposition: Psalms 60:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:7

Hebrew

לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִֽינְךָ ועננו וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃

lema'an-yechaletzvn-yediydeykha-hvoshiy'ah-yemiynekha-v'nnv-va'aneniy

KJV: Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

AKJV: Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;

ASV: Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;

YLT: Mine is Gilead, and mine is Manasseh, And Ephraim is the strength of my head, Judah is my lawgiver,

Exposition: Psalms 60:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:8

Hebrew

אֱלֹהִים ׀ דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ אֶעְלֹזָה אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃

'elohiym- -diver-veqadeshvo-'e'elozah-'achaleqah-shekhem-ve'emeq-sukhvot-'amaded

KJV: Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

AKJV: Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph you because of me.

ASV: Moab is my washpot;

YLT: Moab is my pot for washing, over Edom I cast my shoe, Shout, concerning me, O Philistia.

Exposition: Psalms 60:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:9

Hebrew

לִי גִלְעָד ׀ וְלִי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם מָעוֹז רֹאשִׁי יְהוּדָה מְחֹֽקְקִי׃

liy-gile'ad- -veliy-menasheh-ve'eferayim-ma'voz-ro'shiy-yehvdah-mechoqeqiy

KJV: Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

AKJV: Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

ASV: Who will bring me into the strong city?

YLT: Who doth bring me to a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?

Exposition: Psalms 60:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:10

Hebrew

מוֹאָב ׀ סִיר רַחְצִי עַל־אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי עָלַי פְּלֶשֶׁת הִתְרֹעָֽעִֽי׃

mvo'av- -siyr-rachetziy-'al-'edvom-'asheliykhe-na'aliy-'alay-feleshet-hitero'a'iy

KJV: Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

AKJV: Will not you, O God, which had cast us off? and you, O God, which did not go out with our armies?

ASV: Hast not thou, O God, cast us off?

YLT: Is it not Thou, O God? hast Thou cast us off? And dost Thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts!

Exposition: Psalms 60:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:11

Hebrew

מִי יֹבִלֵנִי עִיר מָצוֹר מִי נָחַנִי עַד־אֱדֽוֹם׃

miy-yovileniy-'iyr-matzvor-miy-nachaniy-'ad-'edvom

KJV: Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

AKJV: Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

ASV: Give us help against the adversary;

YLT: Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the deliverance of man.

Exposition: Psalms 60:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 60:12

Hebrew

הֲלֹֽא־אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְֽלֹא־תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

halo'-'atah-'elohiym-zenachetanv-velo'-tetze'-'elohiym-vetzive'voteynv

KJV: Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

AKJV: Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

ASV: Through God we shall do valiantly;

YLT: In God we do mightily, And He treadeth down our adversaries!

Exposition: Psalms 60:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.