Psalms 60:5-12
5. hear me—or, "hear us."
6-10. God hath spoken in—or, "by."
his holiness— (Ps 89:35; Am 4:2), on the pledge of His attributes (Ps 22:3; 30:4). Taking courage from God's promise to give them possession (Ex 23:31; De 11:24) (and perhaps renewed to him by special revelation), with triumphant joy he describes the conquest as already made. Shechem, and . . . Succoth—as widely separated points, and—7. Gilead . . . and Manasseh—as large districts, east and west of Jordan, represent the whole land.
divide . . . and mete out—means to have entire control over. Ephraim—denotes the military (De 33:17); and— Judah—(the lawgiver, Ge 49:10), the civil power. Foreign nations are then presented as subdued.8. Moab—is a my washpot—the most ordinary vessel.
over—or, "at" Edom—(as a slave) he casts his shoe. Philistia, triumph, &c.—or, rather, "shout." for me—acknowledges subjection (compare Ps 108:9, "over Philistia will I triumph").9, 10. He feels assured that, though once angry, God is now ready to favor His people.
who will lead me— or, who has led me, as if the work were now begun.10. Wilt not thou?—or, "Is it not Thou?"
11, 12. Hence he closes with a prayer for success, and an assurance of a hearing.
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