Psalms 60:3
Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
In Context
2Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!
4Lift up a banner for them that fear thee, For the sake of thy faithfulness, that they may escape!
Cross References
Psalms 75:8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup; The wine is foaming and full of spices, And of it he poureth out; Even to the dregs shall all the wicked of the earth drink it.
Psalms 80:8Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt; Thou didst expel the nations, and plant it.
Psalms 89:39Thou hast made void the covenant with thy servant; Thou hast cast his crown to the ground.
Isaiah 51:22Thus saith thy Lord, Jehovah, And thy God, that defendeth the cause of his people. Behold, I will take from thy hand the cup of giddiness, The cup of my wrath; Thou shalt drink no more of it.
Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz! Yet to thee also shall the cup come! thou shalt be drunken, and shalt expose thy nakedness.
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 →