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Psalm 60:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 60:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,[a]
Judah is my scepter.
10 Moab is my washbasin;[b]
upon Edom I will plant my sandal;
over Philistia I will shout in triumph.”
11 [c]Who will lead me into the fortified city?[d]
Who will guide me into Edom?
Footnotes
- Psalm 60:9 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).
- Psalm 60:10 Moab is my washbasin: i.e., its people will do menial work for the Israelites (see Gen 18:4). Plant my sandal: an Eastern way of signifying possession.
- Psalm 60:11 The psalmist asks the Lord to lead him to victory even though the pain of defeat and God’s apparent rejection are still with him. For he knows that the Lord remains with his people and will ensure a joyous and victorious outcome (see Pss 44:6; 118:15f).
- Psalm 60:11 Fortified city: doubtless Bozrah in Idumea (see Isa 34:6; 63:1; Am 1:12). It was from this inaccessible refuge that the Edomites sent incursions into Judea.
