Psalm 60

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Psalm 60 is a biblical psalm attributed to David that laments military defeat, pleads for God’s help, and expresses renewed trust in divine deliverance.

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Psalm 60 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical psalm ⓘ
lament psalm ⓘ
royal psalm ⓘ
attributedTo David ⓘ
bookOrder in the second book of Psalms in many Christian traditions ⓘ
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity ⓘ
canonical scripture in Judaism ⓘ
containsMotif God giving a banner to those who fear Him ⓘ
God measuring and dividing the land ⓘ
human inability without God ⓘ
victory through God ⓘ
genre lament ⓘ
prayer for help ⓘ
historicalSuperscription refers to Joab’s return and striking down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt ⓘ
refers to struggle with Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalUse used in Christian liturgy and devotional practice ⓘ
used in Jewish liturgy in various contexts ⓘ
mentionsPlace Edom ⓘ
Ephraim ⓘ
Gilead ⓘ
Judah ⓘ
Manasseh ⓘ
Moab ⓘ
Philistia ⓘ
musicalDirection a miktam of David ⓘ
according to Shushan Eduth (or Shushan-eduth) ⓘ
for the choir director ⓘ
parallelText shares material with Psalm 108:6–13 ⓘ
partOf Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
psalmNumber 60 ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
scripturalCollection Ketuvim ⓘ
Writings section of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ
structure begins with complaint about God’s rejection ⓘ
concludes with renewed confidence in victory ⓘ
moves to divine oracle about possession of the land ⓘ
theme God’s sovereignty over nations ⓘ
lament over military defeat ⓘ
plea for divine help ⓘ
restoration after judgment ⓘ
trust in God’s deliverance ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis God as the source of national security ⓘ
dependence on God rather than human strength ⓘ
verseCount 12 in many English translations ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Psalm 108 → textSource → Psalm 60 ⓘ