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Psalm 60:7 KJV
Psalms · chapter 60 · verse 7
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;Psalm 60:7 · King James Version
Psalm 60:7 in context
5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
9Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ManassehMᵉnashshehMenashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryH4519 →
- strengthmâʻôwza fortified placeH4581 →
- EphraimʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of JosephH669 →
- GileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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David is here rejoicing in hope and praying in hope; such are the triumphs of the saints, not so much upon the account of what they have in possession as of what they have in prospect (Psa 60:6): "God has spoken in his holiness (that is, he has given me his word of promise, has sworn by his holiness, and he will not…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-12