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Psalm 60:1–5 – You have made us see hard things What happens: God has rejected and shaken His people; they plead for restoration and help. What it means: God disciplines a nation for its good. Hope is in His banner of truth.


Psalm 60:6–8 – God’s decree over the land What happens: God claims regions and subdues enemies like Moab and Edom. What it means: God owns the map. He is Lord over borders and battles.


Psalm 60:9–12 – Grant us help What happens: They ask who will lead into Edom and confess human help is vain; through God they do valiantly. What it means: Dependence on God wins real victories. Salvation is from Him alone.


Application

  • Read national hardship as a summons to seek God.
  • Submit your plans to God’s sovereign claim.
  • Trust God for the courage you lack.

Bible

1To 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.

2Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

10Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

11Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

12Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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