The Meaning of Psalms 60:3 Explained

Psalms 60:3

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

YLT: Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

Darby: Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of bewilderment.

ASV: Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 60:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 60:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 60:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 60:3?

What is the context of Psalms 60:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 60:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 60:1-12 - Prayer For Help Against Foes

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 time. See 2 Samuel 10:6; 2 Samuel 10:8; 2 Samuel 10:17; 2 Samuel 10:19; 1 Chronicles 18:12-15. Israel was threatened with disaster. It was as if an earthquake had rent the soil. But the king-psalmist argued that God had given His people a mission in the world, which could not be forfeited. First, Israel carried a banner for the truth, Psalms 60:4. In addition, God had "spoken in His holiness" and had promised that the seed of Abraham should possess Canaan. Standing on a hill-summit, the psalmist sees the Land of Promise outspread before him. Shechem and Succoth, Psalms 60:6, one west, the other east, of the Jordan, indicate the breadth of the land. All had been given over to Israel by covenant, and therefore the surrounding peoples must become subject.

As yet the strong city of Petra, rock-girded, Psalms 60:9, had laughed David to scorn; but he had confidence that God would lead him within its mighty walls, to tread down his adversaries, Numbers 24:18. Man could not, but God could. The question is never, Can God? but always, Can we trust and follow Him? [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 60

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

What do the individual words in Psalms 60:3 mean?

You have shown Your people hard things You have made us drink the wine of confusion

הִרְאִ֣יתָה עַמְּךָ֣ קָשָׁ֑ה הִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּ יַ֣יִן תַּרְעֵלָֽה

הִרְאִ֣יתָה	You have shown
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
עַמְּךָ֣	Your people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
קָשָׁ֑ה	hard things
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: קָשֶׁה Sense: hard, cruel, severe, obstinate.
הִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּ	You have made us drink
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common plural Root: שָׁקָה Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
יַ֣יִן	the wine
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יַיִן Sense: wine.
תַּרְעֵלָֽה	of confusion
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: תַּרְעֵלָה Sense: reeling, staggering.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 60:3?

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