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Psalms

Chapter 60

{Professional Prosperity of David - David's Military Psalm}
1a~~{Title 1}To the 'Chief Musician'/'Choir Director' {natsach}
upon the 'Lilly of the Testimony'/
Shushaneduth {Shuwshan `Eduwth}.
  {Reference to a song to be sung while learning and doing the
  manual of arms}

1b~~{Title 2} A golden psalm {miktam} of David
intensively teaching {doctrine}
  {lamad - Piel intensive infinitive - David taught them the art of
  war and doctrine at the same time}
when he was caused to be contesting
  {natsah - Hiphil causative infinitive}
with the Syrians/'Aram of Mesopotamia {'Aram Naharayim nahar}.

The Syrians/'Aram of Tsobah
and when Joab returned {from the pursuit of the routed army},
and was caused to smite/destroy {nakah}
twelve thousand of Edom after the valley of salt:
  {in I Chronicles 18:12 we see David let Joab's brother Abishai lead
  the campaign against the Edomites - now we see Joab lead the
  pursuit of the routed Edomites and killed 12,000 more - 30,000
  casualties in total}.

{Verses 1-5: The Grim Picture of the Situation is Painted}
1c~~O 'Elohiym/Godhead . . .
You have rejected {zanach} us
  {zanach - means to have a bad stench so you are rejected}.

You have 'broken and destroyed and scatter' {parats}
us {in military defeat}
  {parats - means to break/destroy and scatter in a million pieces},

You have been displeased/angry {'anaph - righteous indignation}.

Restore {shuwb - Piel intensive imperfect tense}
us {to Yourself} again.

2~~You {God} have caused the land to tremble
  {Righteousness of God judging Israel before the prosperity of Israel
  under David}.

You have broken it.

Solve its disasters
  {rapha' sheber - an order to God from David based on his
  understanding the unconditional promises of God only a mature
  believer who really understands God's promises should ever 'order'
  God.}

for it 'totters on the brink of ruin' {mowt}.

3~~You {God} have caused Your people to see
'disastrous circumstances' {qashah}.

You have caused us to drink {shaqah}
the 'strong fermented beverage'/wine {yayin}
of vacillation /dis-coordination /staggering/'loss of control' {tar`elah}
  {means to be like a drunk who is easy to beat in a battle}.

{Note: The intent of the integrity of God is to bless a nation. But if the nation has no relationship with God through belief in Him and the intake of His Word, then the integrity of God 'spanks' or disciplines a nation to get them to see the errors of their ways - and return to the Righteous Way of God. So the same wine that can be a blessing becomes a curing here in this verse.}

4~~You {God} have given a 'regimental colors' {nec}
  {used to rally troops under a banner for that military unit}
to those who 'respect the authority of You'/
'fear You'/'are occupied with You' . . .

that it may be 'raised up as a rallying point'/displayed {nuwc}
on account of Doctrine/'The Truth' {qoshet}.

Selah
  {Selah means singers rest and instruments play on -
  it is a picture of you resting while the Grace of God continues
  on}

5~~That Your 'beloved ones'
  {y@diyd - see verse 4 - His beloved ones are those who rally
  under His banner of doctrine in their souls - spiritually mature
  believers}

may 'be prepared for war'/'prepare themselves for war'
  {chalets - Niphal reflexive stem - 'to deliver or save themselves'
  means to be prepared}.

Cause us to be delivered {yasha` - hiphil causative stem}
with Your right hand.

Therefore answer us.

{Verses 6-8: The Grim Picture Is Turned to Rejoicing}
{Verses 6-7: David Builds An Army from the Tribes}
6~~'Elohiym/Godhead has 'communicated {doctrine}'/
promised {dabar}
from/'by means of' His integrity/holiness/'set-apartedness' {qodesh}.

I {David} will boast/'glory in'/'demonstrate esprit de corps'
  {`alaz - same as kauchaomai in the Greek - see Romans 5:2}.

I will 'draft soldiers' {chalaq} from Shechem
  {Principal of Universal Military Training}.

And intensively measure out {madad} of the valley of Succoth.

7~~Gilead . . . {is} mine.

And Manasseh . . . {is} mine.

Ephraim also . . . {is} the fortress {ma`owz}
which protects my head
  {means lots of troops already trained up north}.

Judah is my policy maker
  {most of David's officer corps came from his own tribe of Judah}.

{Results of a Strong Military}
8~~Moab is my field latrine {ciyr}
  {idiom for the foul smelling place where you pee and excrete
  means that David rules over his enemies not the reverse -
  because of his strong military} .

Over Edom I will cast my 'GI-boot' {na`al}
  {idiom again for having your enemy 'under your shoe'}.

Over Philistia, I will shout {ruwa` - here a shout of victory}.

{Verses 9-12: Cause of Military Victory - What happened between Disaster (1-5) and Victory (6-8)?}
{Two Rhetorical Questions From David}
9~~Who will cause me to carry {yabal}
the fortified city?
  {Reference to David's capture of the city of Petra (sp)}

Who will guide me to Edom?
  {Answer was Abishai, - David's nephew killed 18,000 Edomites with
  a corps in the valley of salt, then Joab - Abishai's brother - chief
  of staff - pursed and killed 12,000 more}

{Note: The military victories of David's men are the answers to his rhetorical questions. Everyone in his day knew the 'human' answers to these questions, but as always, David's emphasis is on the ultimate source of his victories - God.}

10~~ O 'Elohiym/Godhead,
You have definitely not rejected us {zanach}!

For You, O 'Elohiym/Godhead . . .

did You not invade . . . with our armies?
  {David is saying when the Jewish Army invaded Edom, Samaria,
  Moab, etc. it was God invading using the Jewish army as His divine
  tool}

{Life Does not Stop - David recognizes there will be other Challenges and Military Campaigns}
11~~Give {yahab - imperative - an order} us help
  {yahab means 'give' when there are variables' - (nathan means
  'give with no variables when it is a gift promised by the integrity
  of God' so here the variables being considered are the enemies of
  Israel}
against the enemies {tsar}
  {not the glorious Philistines - this refers to the 'invisible enemy'
  that those who are successful always have - the envious,
  jealous, evil plotters}.

For worthless {shav'} . . . {is}
the deliverance {t@shuw`ah} of man/mankind {'adam}.

12~~By means of 'Elohiym/Godhead
  {means through the integrity of the Godhead}
shall be 'manufactured through doctrine'
  {`asah - manufacture from something else}
'battle courage' {chayil}.

For He Himself shall keep on trampling down {buwc}
our enemies.

{Note: The doctrine in your soul protects you from both from the visible enemy on the battle field, and then also from the 'invisible enemies' - your 'so-called' friends who secretly despise you.}