“ Who will bring me into the strongb city? who will lead me into Edom? ”
Who will bring me into the strong city? - The strong city - the fenced, the fortified city - referred to here is doubtless the capital of Idumea. This was the celebrated city Petra, situated in t...
Who will bring me [into] the (m) strong city? who will lead me into Edom? (m) He was assured that God would give him the strong cities of his enemies, in which they thought themselves sure.
LX. This Ps. really consists of two bound together in an abrupt style. In A, i.e. in Psalms 60:1-5 ; Psalms 60:10 b , Psalms 60:11 f. we have a lament over the desperate condition of Israel...
the strong city. Probably Sela or Petra, corresponding with Edom (compare 2 Kings 14:7 ). David claims the promise of Numbers 24:18 .
9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Anticipating an objection which might be alleged, he proceeds to state that he looked to God for the accomplishment of what remained to be done i...
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? Who will bring me into the strong city? - If this part of the Psalm, from the sixth to the twelfth verse, refer to the return of...
Who will bring me, &c.— Dr. Delaney observes, that David, having promised himself, in a prophetic rapture, the dominion over Moab and Edom, considered himself as that rod which should rise ou...
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? -Anticipation of, and prayer for, success in the expedition against Edom. Verse 9. Who will bring me into the strong city...
Title.—( RV ) 'For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth: Michtam of David, to teach: when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of S...
Who will... — i.e., how can this ancient Divine oracle be fulfilled now in present circumstances? This is the poet’s question. He may be a king himself eager for triumph, or more probably Israel...
Psalms 60:1-12 THIS psalm has evidently a definite historical background. Israel has been worsted in fight, but still continues its campaign against Edom. Meditating on God's promises, the psalmis...
Prayer for Help against Foes Psalms 60:1-12 This was a national psalm to be taught the people. See title; also Deuteronomy 31:19 . A strong coalition had been formed against David at that ti...
This is a song out of defeat. It may be divided into three parts. The first is a recognition of the cause of defeat, ending with a prayer (verses Psa 60:1-5). The second expresses the answer of God i...
How beautiful are all these things, if seen and read with reference to Christ! The prophet beheld in a vision the Lord Jesus coming up from Edom after his victory, when travelling in the greatness of...
Who will bring me [into] the strong city ?.... Which some understand of Rabbah of the Ammonites, which Joab besieged, and sent to David to come and take it in person, 2 Samuel 12:26 . The Targum in...
Who will bring me [into] the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? Ver. 9. Who will bring me into the strong city? ] Into Rabbah of the Ammonites, which at length he got, 2 Samuel 12:29,31 , a...
Who will bring me into the strong city , &c. As if he had said, These are difficult things indeed; and I may well ask, when I consider how potent these nations are, By what power shall I enter t...
Rejoicing in Hope. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of...
Who will bring me? None can do it but God, as he declareth in the following verses. Into the strong city, i.e. the cities; the singular number for the plural, which is usual. Having beaten his en...
David Declares His Assurance That Although God Has Appeared For A While To Have Abandoned His People, He Will Now Arise And Enable Them To Gain The Victory ( Psalms 60:9-12 ). David now questions...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .— “To the Chief Musician .” See Introduction to Psalms 57 . “ Upon Shushaneduth ,” is probably a musical direction to the leader of the choir. In the superscription to...
Psalms 60:1 . Oh God thou hast cast us off; or interrogatively, Why hast thou cast us off? At this juncture all the surrounding nations, named here, in the eighty third psalm, and in 2 Samuel 8 ....
O God, Thou hast cast us off; Thou hast scattered us. A psalm of defeat In our own language we possess many fine songs of patriotism. It would be impossible to overestimate the value of such a...
EXPOSITION IN the case of this psalm, the "title" is again our best guide, both with respect to the author and to the occasion of the composition. The title is unusually full, and contains suc...
A Hymn of War and Victory. To the chief musician upon Shushaneduth, to be chanted in public worship according to the melody "The Lily of Testimony," this tune indicating also the contents of the p...
1 Chronicles 11:17-19 ; 1 Chronicles 11:6 ; 2 Samuel 11:1 ; 2 Samuel 12:26-31 ; Judges 1:12 ; Judges 1:24 ; Judges 1:25
Who — None can do it but God. City — The cities; the singular number for the plural. Having beaten his enemies out of the field, he desires God's assistance to take their strong — holds, and so sec...