Psalms 60

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60:1
לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־שׁוּשַׁן עֵדוּת מִכְתָּם לְדָוִד לְלַמֵּד׃
For the Leader; upon Shushan Eduth; Michtam of David, to teach;
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60:2
בְּהַצּוֹתוֹ אֶת אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם וְאֶת־אֲרַם צוֹבָה וַיָּשָׁב יוֹאָב וַיַּךְ אֶת־אֱדוֹם בְּגֵיא־מֶלַח שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אָלֶף׃
when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt twelve thousand.
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60:3
אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ פְרַצְתָּנוּ אָנַפְתָּ תְּשׁוֹבֵב לָנוּ׃
O God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; O restore us.
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60:4
הִרְעַשְׁתָּה אֶרֶץ פְּצַמְתָּהּ רְפָה שְׁבָרֶיהָ כִי־מָטָה׃
Thou hast made the land to shake, Thou hast cleft it; Heal the breaches thereof; for it tottereth.
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60:5
הִרְאִיתָה עַמְּךָ קָשָׁה הִשְׁקִיתָנוּ יַיִן תַּרְעֵלָה׃
Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.
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60:6
נָתַתָּה לִּירֵאֶיךָ נֵּס לְהִתְנוֹסֵס מִפְּנֵי קֹשֶׁט סֶלָה׃
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
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60:7
לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ ועננו [וַעֲנֵנִי׃]
That Thy beloved may be delivered, Save with Thy right hand, and answer me.
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60:8
אֱלֹהִים דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ אֶעְלֹזָה אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּד׃
God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; That I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
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60:9
לִי גִלְעָד וְלִי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם מָעוֹז רֹאשִׁי יְהוּדָה מְחֹקְקִי׃
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.
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60:10
מוֹאָב סִיר רַחְצִי עַל־אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי עָלַי פְּלֶשֶׁת הִתְרֹעָעִי׃
Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me!
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60:11
מִי יֹבִלֵנִי עִיר מָצוֹר מִי נָחַנִי עַד־אֱדוֹם׃
Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me unto Edom?
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60:12
הֲלֹא־אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ׃
Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.
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60:13
הָבָה־לָּנוּ עֶזְרָת מִצָּר וְשָׁוְא תְּשׁוּעַת אָדָם׃
Give us help against the adversary; For vain is the help of man.
60:14
בֵּאלֹהִים נַעֲשֶׂה־חָיִל וְהוּא יָבוּס צָרֵינוּ׃
Through God we shall do valiantly; For He it is that will tread down our adversaries.
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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 60:9

<b>Gilead is mine</b> to reign over them.<br><br><b>my lawgiver</b> My ministers. מחקקי is an expression of administration, that he makes the law and sends scrolls and commands, as (Gen. 49:10): “The scepter will not turn away from Judah, nor the law...

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