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Psalms 60:10
Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks for Israel during a military crisis, asking God why He has withdrawn His presence after the army failed to take Edom.
The words — The Hebrew זְנַחְתָּנוּ (ze.nach.Ta.nu) literally means "you have rejected" or "cast off," and תֵצֵא (te.Tze') means "you go out" or "march out," directly linking the battlefield failure to divine absence.
The thread — The identical question appears in Psalms 108:11, while the pattern of defeat following God's withdrawal mirrors Joshua 7:12 and Deuteronomy 1:42.
Why it lands — The text states that human aid is worthless and victory depends on God's active presence, requiring a reader to abandon reliance on military strength and acknowledge divine abandonment as the cause of defeat.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Cross-references
- Joshua 7:12 This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
- Psalms 108:11 Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
- Deuteronomy 1:42 But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”
- Psalms 60:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
- Deuteronomy 20:4 For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
- Joshua 10:42 And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
- 1 Samuel 4:6 On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,
- 1 Samuel 4:10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
- 1 Chronicles 10:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- Psalms 20:7 Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.