2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
2 You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking.
2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters.
2 You shook earth to the foundations, ripped open huge crevasses. Heal the breaks! Everything's coming apart at the seams.
2 You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; Heal its breaches, for it is shaking.
2 You have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 60:2
Commentary on Psalm 60:1-5
(Read Psalm 60:1-5)
David owns God's displeasure to be the cause of all the hardships he had undergone. And when God is turning his hand in our favour, it is good to remember our former troubles. In God's displeasure their troubles began, therefore in his favour their prosperity must begin. Those breaches and divisions which the folly and corruption of man make, nothing but the wisdom and grace of God can repair, by pouring out a spirit of love and peace, by which only a kingdom is saved from ruin. The anger of God against sin, is the only cause of all misery, private or public, that has been, is, or shall be. In all these cases there is no remedy, but by returning to the Lord with repentance, faith, and prayer; beseeching him to return to us. Christ, the Son of David, is given for a banner to those that fear God; in him they are gathered together in one, and take courage. In his name and strength they wage war with the powers of darkness.