Psalms 108:7-8
7 God has spoken in his sanctuary: ▼
▼tn Heb “in his holy place.”
“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;
the Valley of Sukkoth I will measure off. ▼
▼sn Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan River; the Valley of Sukkoth represents the region east of the Jordan.
8 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh. ▼
▼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.
Ephraim is my helmet, ▼
▼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.
Judah my royal scepter. ▼
▼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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