Mazmur 60:7

60:7 Gilead belongs to me,

as does Manasseh! ¹ 

Ephraim is my helmet, ² 

Judah my royal scepter. ³ 

Mazmur 105:15

105:15 saying, ⁴  “Don’t touch my chosen ⁵  ones!

Don’t harm my prophets!”

[60:7]  ¹ sn Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.

[60:7]  ² tn Heb “the protection of my head.”

[60:7]  sn 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.

[60:7]  ³ sn 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.

[105:15]  ⁴ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[105:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “anointed.”