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A Prayer for the Beloved
Commentators explain this verse as a direct and urgent prayer for God's people, the 'beloved ones.' Facing a national crisis, the psalmist asks God to personally intervene with His mighty power, symbolized by His 'right hand,' to rescue the community and answer their collective cry for help.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 60:5
18th Century
Theologian
That thy beloved may be delivered - The word beloved is in the plural number, and might be rendered beloved ones. It refers not mer…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 60:5
19th Century
Bishop
From this verse onward the psalm appears again, with some variations noticed there, in Psalms 108:6-13.
Verses 6, 7, and 8, forming the cent…
John Gill
On Psalms 60:5
17th Century
Pastor
That your beloved may be delivered
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 60:1–5
17th Century
Minister
David acknowledges God's displeasure to be the cause of all the hardships he had endured. And when God is turning his hand in our favor, it is good…