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Psalm 60:12

Through God we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.

10Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.
11Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.
12Through God we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.
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Notice

“Through God” follows a cry of rejection, so Israel’s confidence in battle emerges from its need for help and its trust in God’s strength.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Psalm 44:5Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.Both prayers locate victory over adversaries in God and describe that victory as treading opponents down.
Joshua 1:9Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”Both connect courage with God: the psalm trusts his help, while Joshua receives assurance of his presence.
Psalm 144:1By David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—Both speak from a setting of war and credit God with the ability to fight.
Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the wine press alone. Of the peoples, no one was with me. Yes, I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is …Both describe God treading people down, portraying his action in stark terms of force and defeat.
Numbers 13:30Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”Both express confidence about overcoming opposition, though Caleb’s words here do not name God as the source.
1 Chronicles 19:13Be courageous, and let’s be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do that which seems good to him.”Both join courage in battle with dependence on God’s action.
Revelation 19:15Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the wine press …Both use violent treading imagery to describe defeat, with divine power determining the outcome.
Malachi 4:3You shall tread down the wicked; for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make,” says the LORD of Armies.Both describe opponents being trodden down, with their defeat tied to God’s action.
Psalm 118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.Both use the word “valiantly” and identify God as the source of victorious strength.
2 Kings 18:7The LORD was with him. Wherever he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria, and didn’t serve him.Both connect success amid opposition with God: the psalm expects his help, while Kings records his presence and the king’s prosperity.
Zechariah 10:5They will be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle. They will fight, because the LORD is with them. The riders on horses will be confounded.Both describe courage in battle through God’s help and use treading imagery for the defeat of opposition.
Psalm 118:16The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”Both use “valiantly” to describe strength in action and give God the credit.
Where this verse fits

Fear for the future. feeling distant from God. sermon or Bible study notes.

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Encouragement

Israel’s hope that God will tread down its enemies belongs to a wartime prayer; it gives no license for personal revenge. Courage here rests on God’s help.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).