Psalms 60:2

Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1“For the leader of the music; upon the Shushan-Eduth; a psalm of David for instruction; when he was at strife with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zoba; when Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt.” O God! thou hast forsaken us; thou hast broken us in pieces; Thou hast been angry! O revive us again!

3Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.

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Cross References

Job 9:6He shaketh the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 60:2-6

David's Complaints and Petitions. 1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast showed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and… Read the whole commentary →

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