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Psalm 108:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 108:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 [a]With your right hand come to our aid
so that those you love may be delivered.
8 [b]God has promised from his sanctuary,
“In triumph I will apportion Shechem
and measure out the Valley of Succoth.
9 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,[c]
Judah is my scepter.
Footnotes
- Psalm 108:7 The psalmist prays for God’s help against his enemies.
- Psalm 108:8 Shechem was west of the Jordan, and the Valley of Succoth east of it; therefore, they indicate dominion over all Palestine. Next are named four Israelite tribes; hence, there are three regions in all that must be reduced to subjection.
- Psalm 108:9 Helmet: a symbol of the strength exhibited by the tribe of Ephraim (see Deut 33:17; Jdg 7:24—8:3). Scepter: a symbol of the King-Messiah who had been promised from Judah (see Gen 49:10).
