To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
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Gill's Exposition
O God, thou hast cast us off,.... What is said in this verse, and Psa 60:2, are by some applied to times past; to the distress of the people Israel by their neighbours in the times of the judges; to…
Barnes' Notes
O God, thou hast cast us off - The word used here means properly to be foul, rancid, offensive; and then, to treat anything as if it were foul or rancid; to repel, to spurn, to cast away. See the…
The title gives us an account, 1. Of the general design of the psalm. It is Michtam - David's jewel, and it is to teach. The Levites must teach it to the people, and by it teach them both to trust in…
Grave disasters have befallen Israel through God's displeasure.
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