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Psalm 60:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 60:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 You shook the earth[a] and split it apart;
repair its cracks, for it continues to shake.
5 You have inflicted hardships on your people;
you have given us wine that made us stagger.[b]
6 But for those who fear you,
you have raised up a banner
to unfurl against the bow.[c] Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 60:4 Shook the earth: the defeat is likened to an earthquake, which is an apocalyptic characteristic (see Isa 24:20).
- Psalm 60:5 Wine that made us stagger: God has given them drink from the cup of the divine wrath (see Ps 75:9; Isa 51:17, 22; Jer 25:15) rather than the cup of the divine blessings (see Pss 16:5, including note; 23:5; 116:13).
- Psalm 60:6 Bow: symbol of the enemy, which relied on its bows.
