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.}
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