Psalm 108:7-8 New English Translation
7 God has spoken in his sanctuary:[a]
“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;
the Valley of Sukkoth I will measure off.[b]
8 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh.[c]
Ephraim is my helmet,[d]
Judah my royal scepter.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 108:7 tn Heb “in his holy place.”
- Psalm 108:7 sn Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan River; the Valley of Sukkoth represents the region east of the Jordan.
- Psalm 108:8 tn Gilead was located east of the Jordan River. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
- Psalm 108:8 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”sn Ephraim, one of Joseph’s sons, was one of two major tribes located west of the Jordan River. By comparing Ephraim to a helmet, the Lord suggests that the Ephraimites played a primary role in the defense of his land.
- Psalm 108:8 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan River. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
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