# Psalm Chapter 60

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Podcast: [Daily Psalms - Classical Psalms Every Day](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-psalms-classical-psalms-every-day-6735312)
Published: 2026-05-17T09:00:00+00:00
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Psalm 60: The Banner and the Broken Land This is the prayer of a nation that has been defeated, and it begins with an accusation that takes our breath away: "O God, thou hast cast us off." Not "our enemies have prevailed" but "thou hast done this." The earth trembles, the people stagger as if drunk on the wine of astonishment, and David does not soften the blow. He names the pain honestly, which is the first requirement of honest prayer. But then comes the turn — and in this psalm, the turn is everything. "Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth." Even in defeat, even in the broken land, there is a banner. Not a banner of triumphalism but of truth — something to rally around when everything else has fallen. And the psalm ends with a line that has been the quiet anthem of every outmatched believer since: "Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies." Vain is the help of man. But the help of God is not vain. 00:00 O God, Thou Hast Cast Us Off 01:00 God Hath Spoken in His Holiness 02:00 Through God We Shall Do Valiantly

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