1-3 David, complaining to God of former judgment 4,5 now upon better hope, prays for deliverance 6-12 Comforting himself in God's promises, he craves that help whereon he trusts

A.M. 2964 B.C. 1040 (Title.) Shu-shan-eduth. Probably a [hexachord] harp, or [lute]; for aiduth appears to be the same as the Arabic [] a harp or lute; concerning shushan, Ps 59:1

when he strove 2Sa 8:3,12,13 10:16 1Ch 18:3,12,13 19:16-19

valley 2Ki 14:7 2Ch 25:11

O God Ps 60:10 44:9 74:1 89:38 108:11 1Ch 28:9 Ro 11:1,2

scattered [heb.] broken Ps 59:11 1Sa 4:10,11,17 13:6,7,11,19-22

O turn Ps 79:9 89:3,7,19 85:4 90:13 La 3:31,32 Zec 10:6

2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

made Ps 104:32 114:7 2Sa 22:8 Job 9:6 Isa 5:25 Jer 4:24 10:10 Am 8:8 Hab 3:10 Mt 27:51

broken Ps 89:40 2Sa 2:8 3:11-14 Isa 7:8 Jer 14:17 48:38 Hag 2:6,7

heal 2Ch 7:14 Job 5:18 Isa 30:26 Jer 30:17 La 2:13 Eze 34:16 Ho 6:1

3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

shewed Ps 71:20 Ne 9:32 Da 9:12

to drink Ps 75:8 Isa 51:17,22 Jer 25:15 La 4:21 Eze 23:31,32 Hab 2:16 Re 16:19 18:16

4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

a banner Ps 20:5 Ex 17:15 So 2:4 Isa 11:12 49:22 59:19

because Ps 12:1,2 45:4 Isa 59:14,15 Jer 5:1-3

5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.

That Ps 60:12 22:8 108:6 De 7:7,8 33:3 Mt 3:17 17:5

save Ps 17:7 18:35 20:6 74:11 Ex 15:6 Isa 41:10

6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

God Ps 89:19,35 108:7-13 132:11 2Sa 3:18 5:2 Jer 23:9 Am 4:2

rejoice Ps 56:4 119:162 2Sa 7:18-20 Lu 1:45-47

divide Jos 1:6 2Sa 2:8,9 5:1-3

Shechem Ge 12:6

Sichem Jos 20:7 24:1,32

valley Jos 13:27

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Gilead Jos 17:1,5,6 1Ch 12:19,37

strength De 33:17 1Sa 28:2

Judah Ge 49:10

8 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Moab 2Sa 8:2 1Ch 18:1,2

over Ge 25:23 27:40 Nu 24:18 2Sa 8:14 1Ch 18:13

triumph. or, triumph thou over me (by an irony) Ps 108:9,10 2Sa 5:17 8:1 21:15-22

9 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Who Jud 1:12,24,25 1Ch 11:6,17-19

strong city [heb.] city of strength 2Sa 11:1 12:26

10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

wilt Ps 20:7 44:5-9 118:9,10 Isa 8:17 12:1,2

hadst Ps 60:1 108:11 Jer 33:24-26

didst De 1:42 20:4 Jos 7:12 10:42 1Sa 4:6,7,10,11 1Ch 10:1

11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Give Ps 25:22 130:8

vain Ps 108:12 124:1-3 146:3 Isa 30:7 31:3

help [heb.] salvation Ps 62:1

12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

we shall Ps 18:32-42 144:1 Nu 24:18,19 Jos 1:9 14:12 2Sa 10:12 1Ch 19:13

tread Ps 44:5 Isa 10:6 63:3 Zec 10:5 Mal 4:3 Re 19:15