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Psalm 60:6–7

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60:6God has spoken in his sanctuary:13

“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;

the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.14

60:7Gilead belongs to me,

as does Manasseh!15

Ephraim is my helmet,16

Judah my royal scepter.17

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Footnotes

  1. 13 Heb “in his holy place.”
  2. 14 Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan, the Valley of Succoth for the region east of the Jordan.
  3. 15 Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
  4. 16 Heb “the protection of my head.” Ephraim, named after one of Joseph’s sons, was one of two major tribes located west of the Jordan. By comparing Ephraim to a helmet, the Lord suggests that the Ephraimites played a primary role in the defense of his land.
  5. 17 Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

God has spoken in his holiness:

“With exultation I will divide up Shechem

and portion out the Vale of Succoth.

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet;

Judah is my scepter.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

God has spoken from his sanctuary:

“In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim is my helmet,

Judah is my scepter.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God has spoken in his sanctuary:

“I will celebrate!

I will divide up Shechem.

I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.

Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine,

and Ephraim is my helmet;

Judah is my scepter.

NLTNew Living Translation

God has promised this by his holiness:

“I will divide up Shechem with joy.

I will measure out the valley of Succoth.

Gilead is mine,

and Manasseh, too.

Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors,

and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

God has spoken in his holiness,

“I will rejoice;

I will divide up Shechem,

and portion out the valley of Succoth.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine,

and Ephraim is the helmet for my head;

Judah is my scepter.

KJV 1900King James Version

God hath spoken in his holiness;

I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,

And mete out the valley of Succoth.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;

Ephraim also is the strength of mine head;

Judah is my lawgiver;