Psalms 60:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; ”

Psalms 60:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine - That is, My dominion or authority is extended over these regions - Gilead, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Judah. The idea here is substantially the same as in the f...
Psalms 60:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the (h) strength of mine head; (i) Judah [is] my lawgiver; (h) For it was strong and well peopled. (i) David means that in this tribe his...
Psalms 60:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LX. This Ps. really consists of two bound together in an abrupt style. In A, i.e. in Psalms 60:1-5 ; Psalms 60:10 b , Psalms 60:11 f. we have a lament over the desperate condition of Israel...
Psalms 60:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Gilead... Manasseh. Eastern side. Ephraim... Judah. Western side. lawgiver. Compare Genesis 49:10 ; Numbers 21:18 ; Deuteronomy 33:21 .
Psalms 60:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; Gilead is mine - This country was also beyond Jordan, and Manasseh and Ephraim are put f...
Psalms 60:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Gilead is mine, &c.— He exultingly surveys his strength. Gilead and Manasseh comprehended the whole country beyond Jordan, as did Ephraim and Judah on this side; of which Ephraim, containing th...
Psalms 60:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. The very language of Jacob is referred to in Gene...
Psalms 60:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Title.—( RV ) 'For the Chief Musician; set to Shushan Eduth: Michtam of David, to teach: when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the Valley of S...
Psalms 60:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Gilead and Manasseh on the east of Jordan, and Ephraim and Judah on the west, are employed to denote the whole dominion. Strength of mine head... — i.e., the helmet, or possibly with reminiscenc...
Psalms 60:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 60:1-12 THIS psalm has evidently a definite historical background. Israel has been worsted in fight, but still continues its campaign against Edom. Meditating on God's promises, the psalmis...
Psalms 60:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Prayer for Help against Foes Psalms 60:1-12 This was a national psalm to be taught the people. See title; also Deuteronomy 31:19 . A strong coalition had been formed against David at that ti...
Psalms 60:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a song out of defeat. It may be divided into three parts. The first is a recognition of the cause of defeat, ending with a prayer (verses Psa 60:1-5). The second expresses the answer of God i...
Psalms 60:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If the Reader will consult 2 Samuel 3:18 , he will find somewhat like a prediction concerning the very event to which David looks forward now with such confidence of success; and, considering the vi...
Psalms 60:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Gilead [is] mine ,.... This is particularly mentioned, because over this Abner made Ishbosheth king, 2 Samuel 2:9 ; and is the place to which the Jews shall be brought in the latter day, when conve...
Psalms 60:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Gilead [is] mine, and Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver; Ver. 7. Gilead is mine and Manasseh ] These countries on the other side of Jordan the...
Psalms 60:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Gilead is mine All the land beyond Jordan, which was possessed by Reuben and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh. And Manasseh is mine The other half of that tribe within Jordan. Ephraim is t...
Psalms 60:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Rejoicing in Hope. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of...
Psalms 60:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Gilead; all their land beyond Jordan, which was possessed by Reuben and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh, Numbers 32:29,39,40 Deu 3:10 , &c.; Joshua 13:25 , &c. Manasseh; the...
Psalms 60:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Calls On God To Save Them By His Mighty Right Hand So That The People Whom He Loves Might Be Delivered, And Declares The Certainty Of YHWH's Victory Because The Surrounding Nations Are Subject...
Psalms 60:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription .— “To the Chief Musician .” See Introduction to Psalms 57 . “ Upon Shushaneduth ,” is probably a musical direction to the leader of the choir. In the superscription to...
Psalms 60:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 60:1 . Oh God thou hast cast us off; or interrogatively, Why hast thou cast us off? At this juncture all the surrounding nations, named here, in the eighty third psalm, and in 2 Samuel 8 ....
Psalms 60:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

O God, Thou hast cast us off; Thou hast scattered us. A psalm of defeat In our own language we possess many fine songs of patriotism. It would be impossible to overestimate the value of such a...
Psalms 60:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION IN the case of this psalm, the "title" is again our best guide, both with respect to the author and to the occasion of the composition. The title is unusually full, and contains suc...
Psalms 60:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Hymn of War and Victory. To the chief musician upon Shushaneduth, to be chanted in public worship according to the melody "The Lily of Testimony," this tune indicating also the contents of the p...
Psalms 60:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 12:19 ; 1 Chronicles 12:37 ; 1 Samuel 28:2 ; Deuteronomy 33:17 ; Genesis 49:10 ; Joshua 17:1 ; Joshua 17:5 ; Joshua 17:6
Psalms 60:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Gilead — All the land beyond Jordan, which was possessed by Reuben and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh — The other half of that tribe within Jordan. The strength — A chief part of...

Psalms 60:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 60:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 60:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 60:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 60:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 60:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 60:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 60:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 60:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 60:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 60:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 60:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 60:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 60:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 60:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 60:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes