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Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.
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Claiming God's Promises
Scholars explain that this verse is an act of faith. David is claiming the kingdom God promised him through the prophet Samuel. By naming specific Israelite territories—Gilead, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Judah—he is confidently laying hold of God's promise, treating it as a present reality because God had given it to him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Gilead is mine ... - This is taken from (Psalms 60:7). The only change is the omission of the word and before “Manasseh…
19th Century
Baptist
David is claiming the kingdom which God promised to him by the mouth of Samuel the prophet—looking first upon the kingdom itself, and then upon the…
16th Century
Protestant
Because this psalm is composed of parts taken from Psalm 57 and Psalm 60, it would be superfluous to repeat here what we have already said by way o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Psalms 60:7).
We may usefully select passages from different psalms, as here, from Psalm 57 and Psalm 60, to help our devotions and enliven our gratitude. When t…
