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Psalm 60:7-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 60:7-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 [a]Help with your right hand and answer us
that your loved ones may escape.
II
8 [b]In the sanctuary God promised:
“I will exult, will apportion Shechem;
the valley of Succoth I will measure out.
9 Gilead is mine, mine is Manasseh;
Ephraim is the helmet for my head,
Judah, my own scepter.[c]
10 [d]Moab is my washbowl;
upon Edom I cast my sandal.(A)
I will triumph over Philistia.”
III
11 Who will bring me to the fortified city?[e]
Who will lead me into Edom?
12 Was it not you who rejected us, God?
Do you no longer march with our armies?(B)
13 Give us aid against the foe;
worthless is human help.
14 We will triumph with the help of God,
who will trample down our foes.
Footnotes
- 60:7–12 These verses occur again as the second half of Ps 108.
- 60:8 I will…apportion…measure out: God lays claim to these places. The valley of Succoth: probably the lower stretch of the Jabbok valley.
- 60:9 Judah, my own scepter: an allusion to the Testament of Jacob, Gn 49:10.
- 60:10 Moab is my washbowl: Moab borders the Dead Sea, hence a metaphor for the country. Upon Edom I cast my sandal: an ancient legal gesture of taking possession of land.
- 60:11 The fortified city: perhaps Bozrah, the fortified capital of Edom, cf. Is 34:6; 63:1; Am 1:12.
Psalm 60:7-12
New International Version
Psalm 60:7-12
New International Version
7 Gilead(A) is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim(B) is my helmet,
Judah(C) is my scepter.(D)
8 Moab is my washbasin,
on Edom I toss my sandal;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.(E)”
9 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Is it not you, God, you who have now rejected us
and no longer go out with our armies?(F)
11 Give us aid against the enemy,
for human help is worthless.(G)
12 With God we will gain the victory,
and he will trample down our enemies.(H)
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