Psalms 60:3

“You have made your people see hard things; you have given us to drink wine of staggering.”

Psalms 60:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 60:3, word by word

You have madeהִרְאִיתָהhirita

show

To make someone see something.

Where else “hirita” appears
your peopleעַמְּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
hard thingsקָשָׁהkasha

hard

Which is very costly to bear, do or solve.

Where else “kasha” appears
you have given us to drinkהִשְׁקִיתָhishkita

give drink

To give water or another liquid to people or animals.

Where else “hishkita” appears
wineיַיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

Where else “yayin” appears
of staggeringתַּרְעֵלָהtarela

staggering

Staggering, reeling like a drunkard. "Wine of staggering": a drink that makes one reel.

Where else “tarela” appears

The context

2You made the earth quake, you split it open; heal its fractures, for it totters.

3 · This verse (above)

4You have given to those who fear you a banner to be raised because of the truth. Selah.

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