King James Version

Psalms 60:3

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 60:5.

הִרְאִ֣יתָהhiritahseeרָאָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…עַמְּךָ֣amkhapeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.קָשָׁ֑הqashahchurlishקָשֶׁהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “churlish”, the ordinary formH7186severe (in various applications)churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, [phrase] in trouble.הִ֝שְׁקִיתָ֗נוּhishqitanvcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “cause to drink”, a completed actionH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).יַ֣יִןyayinwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).תַּרְעֵלָֽהtarelahastonishmentתַּרְעֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “astonishment”, the ordinary formH8653reelingastonishment, trembling.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(60-5) Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast showed thy people hard things: Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast shewn Thy people a hard thing, Thou hast caused us to drink wine of trembling.

World English Bible

You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.

Darby Translation

Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us to drink the wine of bewilderment.

Douay-Rheims

To thee have I cried from the ends of the earth: when my heart was in anguish, thou hast exalted me on a rock. Thou hast conducted me;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(60-5) Thou hast made Thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast shewn thy people hard things: thou hast made us drink the wine of astonishment.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔδειξας τῷ λαῷ σου σκληρὰ, ἐπότισας ἡμᾶς οἶνον κατανύξεως.