Psalms 60:3
Psalms 60:3 in Multiple Translations
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.
You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.
You have been very hard on your people; you gave us wine that made us stagger around.
Thou hast shewed thy people heauy things: thou hast made vs to drinke the wine of giddines.
Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.
You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.
Thou hast shown thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
To thee have I cried from the ends of the earth: when my heart was in anguish, thou hast exalted me on a rock. Thou hast conducted me;
You have caused us, your people, to suffer very much; it is as though you forced us to drink strong wine that caused us to stagger around after we became drunk.
Berean Amplified Bible — Psalms 60:3
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Psalms 60:3 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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אֱ֭לֹהִים
זְנַחְתָּ֣/נוּ
פְרַצְתָּ֑/נוּ
אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ
תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥ב
לָֽ/נוּ
אֱ֭לֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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זְנַחְתָּ֣/נוּ
zânach
H2186
to reject
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פְרַצְתָּ֑/נוּ
pârats
H6555
to break through
V-Qal-Perf-2ms | Suff
אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ
ʼânaph
H599
be angry
V-Qal-Perf-2ms
תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
V-o-Imperf-2ms
לָֽ/נוּ
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 60:3
אֱ֭לֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
"God"
N-mp
The Hebrew word for God, elohim, refers to the one supreme God, and is sometimes used to show respect to judges or magistrates. It is also used to describe angels or mighty beings. This word is closely related to the name of the Lord, Yahweh, and is often translated as God or gods in the Bible.
Definition: This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Usage: Occurs in 2246 OT verses. KJV: angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 22:12; Exodus 3:11.
זְנַחְתָּ֣/נוּ
zânach
H2186
"to reject"
V-Qal-Perf-2ms | Suff
To stink or be rejected is the meaning of this Hebrew word. It's used in the Bible to describe something that's disgusting or unwanted, like in the book of Psalm 38:5. The KJV translates it as 'cast away' or 'remove far away'.
Definition: 1) to cast off, reject, spurn 1a) (Qal) to reject 1b) (Hiphil) to forcefully reject someone
Usage: Occurs in 20 OT verses. KJV: cast away (off), remove far away (off). See also: 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalms 88:15; Psalms 43:2.
פְרַצְתָּ֑/נוּ
pârats
H6555
"to break through"
V-Qal-Perf-2ms | Suff
To break through means to burst out or force one's way, like when a baby is born or a wall is broken down. This word is used in many situations, like when God breaks through to help someone or when a crowd breaks out in violence.
Definition: 1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure) 1a2) to break through or down, make a breach in 1a3) to break into 1a4) to break open 1a5) to break up, break in pieces 1a6) to break out (violently) upon 1a7) to break over (limits), increase 1a8) to use violence 1a9) to burst open 1a10) to spread, distribute 1b) (Niphal) to be broken through 1c) (Pual) to be broken down 1d) (Hithpael) to break away
Usage: Occurs in 48 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge. See also: Genesis 28:14; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Psalms 60:3.
אָ֝נַ֗פְתָּ
ʼânaph
H599
"be angry"
V-Qal-Perf-2ms
The Hebrew word for 'be angry' describes God's displeasure, like in Psalm 103:8. It means to breathe hard or be enraged, used in the Bible to convey strong emotions.
Definition: 1) to be angry, to be displeased, to breathe hard 1a) (Qal) to be angry (of God) 1b) (Hithpael) to be angry (always of God)
Usage: Occurs in 14 OT verses. KJV: be angry (displeased). See also: Deuteronomy 1:37; 2 Chronicles 6:36; Psalms 2:12.
תְּשׁ֣וֹבֵ֥ב
shûwb
H7725
"to return"
V-o-Imperf-2ms
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Definition: : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
Usage: Occurs in 953 OT verses. KJV: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw. See also: Genesis 3:19; Numbers 8:25; Judges 8:13.
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Study Notes — Psalms 60:3
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- Context
- Cross References
- Psalms 60:3 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 60:3
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 60:3
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
- Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 60:3
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 60:3
- Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
- Sermons on Psalms 60:3
Context — Victory with God
1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
2You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
3You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
4You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah 5Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Psalms 71:20 | Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up. |
| 2 | Isaiah 51:22 | Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again. |
| 3 | Isaiah 51:17 | Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs— the cup that makes men stagger. |
| 4 | Jeremiah 25:15 | This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. |
| 5 | Psalms 75:8 | For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs. |
| 6 | Ezekiel 23:31–32 | Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’ This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much. |
| 7 | Revelation 18:16 | saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! |
| 8 | Daniel 9:12 | You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. |
| 9 | Lamentations 4:21 | So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. |
| 10 | Habakkuk 2:16 | You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory. |
Psalms 60:3 Summary
In Psalms 60:3, David says that God has shown His people hardship, and they are staggering from the 'wine' of His discipline. This means that God is allowing His people to experience difficult times, but it's not because He doesn't love them - it's because He wants to refine and purify them, as we see in Malachi 3:3 and 1 Peter 1:7. Just like a parent disciplines their child to teach them right from wrong, God disciplines us to bring us closer to Him. By trusting in God's sovereignty and goodness, we can find comfort and strength in the midst of hardship, and remember that He is always working everything out for our good (Romans 8:28).
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the phrase 'wine You made us drink' mean in Psalms 60:3?
This phrase is a metaphor for the cup of suffering or judgment that God allows His people to experience, as seen in Psalms 75:8 and Isaiah 51:17, where the cup represents God's wrath or discipline.
Why does God show His people hardship?
God allows hardship to discipline and refine His people, as stated in Hebrews 12:10-11, where it says that God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness, and in Proverbs 3:11-12, which reminds us that the Lord disciplines those He loves.
How can we respond to God's discipline?
We can respond with humility, repentance, and faith, as encouraged in 1 Peter 5:6-7, where we are told to humble ourselves under God's mighty hand, and in Psalms 51:17, which says that a broken and contrite heart God will not despise.
What is the purpose of God's discipline in our lives?
The purpose of God's discipline is to bring us closer to Him, to refine our faith, and to make us more like Jesus, as stated in Romans 8:28-29, where it says that all things work together for our good, and that we are being conformed to the image of Christ.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I have experienced God's discipline in my life, and how have I responded to it?
- How can I trust God's sovereignty and goodness when I am going through a difficult time?
- What are some areas in my life where I need to humble myself and seek God's refining work?
- How can I use my experiences of hardship to minister to others and point them to Christ?
- What does it mean to 'stagger' from the wine of God's discipline, and how can I find my footing again?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 60:3
Thou hast showed thy people hard things,.... As to have their city and temple burial, multitudes of them slain, and the rest carried captive, and put into the hands of cruel lords and hard masters,
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 60:3
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
Thou hast showed, Heb. made them to see, i.e. to experience or feel, as seeing is oft put, as , and oft elsewhere. Thou hast filled us with no less horror and trembling, than men intoxicated with strong and stupefying drink, which they are forced to drink. Compare ,21.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
Psalms 60:3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.Ver. 3. Thou hast showed thy people hard things] God will be sure to plough his own ground, whatsoever becometh of the waste; and to weed his own garden, though the rest of the world should be let alone to grow wild. Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment] Vinum vacillationis, we are intoxicated with our afflictions, according to that, Deuteronomy 28:28; Deuteronomy 28:34, we are drunk with them, or rather mad, and put quite besides all faith and hope in a manner, Fuimus obstupefacti tanquam venefica potione.
Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
(3) Hard things—i.e., a hard fate. Wine of astonishment.—Literally, either wine of reeling—i.e., an intoxicating draught—or wine as reeling—i.e., bewilderment like wine, or wine, which is not wine, but bewilderment, according as we take the construction. In any case the figure is the same which meets us often in Hebrew poetry (comp. Psalms 75:8-9; Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 51:22; Jeremiah 25:15, &c) expressing that infatuation which the heathen proverb so well describes:— “Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat.”
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
Verse 3. Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment] We reel as drunken men; we are giddy, like those who have drank too much wine; but our giddiness has been occasioned by the astonishment and dismay that have taken place in consequence of the prevalence of our enemies, and the unsettled state of the land. It has been remarked that the three first verses of this Psalm do not agree with the rest, and it also appears that the three first verses of Ps 85:1-3 do not agree with the rest of that Psalm. But let them change places, and the three first verses of this be set instead of the three first verses of Ps 85:1-3, and let those be placed here instead of these, and then the whole of each Psalm will be consistent. This was first suggested by Bishop Hare, and the supposition seems to be well founded. Some imagine that the whole of the Psalm refers to the distracted state of the land after the death of Saul till the time that David was anointed king over all Israel, at Hebron; others, to the disastrous war with the Syrians. See before.
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 60:3
3. hard] i.e. calamitous. the wine of astonishment] Better as R.V., the wine of staggering. The cup of God’s wrath is a common metaphor for His judgements. It is like some drugged potion, which robs the drinker of reason, and makes him reel helplessly along, the mockery of all beholders. Commonly it is administered to the enemies of Israel (Psalms 75:8; Jeremiah 25:15 ff); but also to Israel itself (Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 51:21 f).
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 60:3
Thou hast showed thy people hard things - Thou hast caused them to see reverses, disappointments, and trials.
Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 60:3
3. Wine of astonishment—Literally, wine of reeling, or drunkenness, called the “cup of trembling,” Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 51:22.
Sermons on Psalms 60:3
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Exposition on Psalm 61 by St. Augustine | St. Augustine preaches about the unity of believers in Christ, emphasizing that as members of His Body, we should see His voice in the Psalms as our own, crying out from the ends o |
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What Is Your Life by Leonard Ravenhill | This sermon reflects on the hymn sung, acknowledging the millions still without God and the hope of a future gathering in heaven. It emphasizes enduring trials with God's guidance, |
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Covenant Remembrance by Thomas Bradbury | Thomas Bradbury preaches on the significance of being awakened by the Angel of the Lord, emphasizing the need for spiritual motives in worship and the desire for God's presence. Th |
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Quicken Us by Charles E. Cowman | Charles E. Cowman preaches about the assurance of God's faithfulness in times of trouble, emphasizing that even in the darkest moments when we feel buried amongst the dead, God's f |
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Not a Trouble Could Touch You! by Anne Dutton | Anne Dutton preaches on the theme of enduring great and sore troubles as part of God's plan for His dearest children, emphasizing the faith required to trust in God's deliverance a |
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Can These Dry Bones Live by Art Katz | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of the church's role in reaching out to the Jewish people. He shares his personal journey of coming to recognize the significa |
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Victory Through Our Lord Jesus Christ - Part 3 by Bakht Singh | In this sermon, Brother Philip emphasizes the importance of victory through Christ in our movement and ministry for Zion. He repeatedly refers to 1st Corinthians chapter 5 and chap |