Psalm 60:6-7 New English Translation
6 God has spoken in his sanctuary:[a]
“I will triumph. I will parcel out Shechem;
the Valley of Sukkoth I will measure off.[b]
7 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh.[c]
Ephraim is my helmet,[d]
Judah my royal scepter.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 60:6 tn Heb “in his holy place.”
- Psalm 60:6 sn Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan, the Valley of Sukkoth for the region east of the Jordan.
- Psalm 60:7 sn Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
- Psalm 60:7 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”sn Ephraim, named after one of Joseph’s sons, was one of two major tribes located west of the Jordan. By comparing Ephraim to a helmet, the Lord suggests that the Ephraimites played a primary role in the defense of his land.
- Psalm 60:7 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
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