Psalms 60:1
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.This verse in the real world
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- אֲרַם צוֹבָהʼĂram TsôwbâhAram of Tsoba (or Coele-Syria)
- שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּתShûwshan ʻÊdûwthShushan-Eduth or Shoshannim-Eduth, the title of a popular song
- מִכְתָּםmiktâman engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem
- אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִםʼĂram NahărayimAram of (the) two rivers (Euphrates and Tigris) or Mesopotamia
- נָצָהnâtsâhproperly, to go forth, i.e. (by implication) to be expelled, and (consequently) desolate;
- אָנַףʼânaphto breathe hard, i.e. be enraged
- זָנַחzânachreject, forsake, fail
- מֶלַחmelachproperly, powder, i.e. (specifically) salt (as easily pulverized and dissolved)
+14 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
2Sa 8:12–13, 2Sa 8:3, Psa 44:9, 1Ch 18:3, 1Ch 18:12–13, 2Sa 5:20, 2Ki 14:7, Psa 90:13