Salmos 60:2

2 Abalaste a terra, e a fendeste; sara as suas fendas, pois ela treme.

Salmos 60:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 60:2

Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it
As is frequently done by an earthquake; which, whatever natural causes there may be of it, is always to be ascribed to God. The ancient Heathens ^F13 were of opinion that all earthquakes were of God. This respects not the whole earth, but the land of Israel only; and so the Targum,

``thou hast moved the land of Israel, thou hast shaken and rent it;''

and it does not design a natural earthquake in it, but a figurative one; a shaking and rending of their civil and church state; see ( Hebrews 12:26 Hebrews 12:27 ) ;

heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh;
which will be done in the latter day, when they shall return into their own land, and be restored as at the beginning, ( Isaiah 30:30 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 A. Gell. Noct. Attic. l. 2. c. 28.

Salmos 60:2 In-Context

1 Ó Deus, tu nos rejeitaste, tu nos esmagaste, tu tens estado indignado; oh, restabelece-nos.

2 Abalaste a terra, e a fendeste; sara as suas fendas, pois ela treme.

3 Ao teu povo fizeste ver duras coisas; fizeste-nos beber o vinho de aturdimento.

4 Deste um estandarte aos que te temem, para o qual possam fugir de diante do arco.

5 Para que os teus amados sejam livres, salva-nos com a tua destra, e responde-nos.