Psalms Chapter 60 verse 9 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 60:9

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who hath led me unto Edom?
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BBE Psalms 60:9

Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?
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DARBY Psalms 60:9

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me unto Edom?
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KJV Psalms 60:9

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
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WBT Psalms 60:9

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;
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WEB Psalms 60:9

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?
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YLT Psalms 60:9

Who doth bring me `to' a city of bulwarks? Who hath led me unto Edom?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9-12. - Rehearsal of God's promises has raised the psalmist out of despondency, and he can now confidently call God to his assistance. Edom is to be conquered, for so God has premised (ver. 8). But how? Who will lead out Israel's armies? Will God, who has lately "cast Israel off"? If not, it must he man. But "vain is the help of man" (ver. 11). So the call is made that God will give help in the trouble - and with the call comes full confidence - and the triumphant cry goes forth, "Through God we shall do valiantly; for he it is that shall tread down our enemies" (ver. 12). Verse 9. - Who will bring me into the strong city? The "strong city" of Edom was Sela, "The Cliff" - now Petra. And it was a city of enormous strength, rock hewn in the main, and guarded by frightful precipices. Who will conduct me through its strong natural and artificial defences, and give me possession of the place? Who will lead me into Edom? Who will even bring me into the country? The Edomites, flushed with their recent victory, will, of course, dispute my entrance. Who will enable me to overcome their resistance?

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Who will . . .--i.e., how can this ancient Divine oracle be fulfilled now in present circumstances? This is the poet's question. He may be a king himself eager for triumph, or more probably Israel personified. (See the plural in Psalm 60:10-12.) Edom is the particular foe in view, and as the difficulties of the undertaking present themselves, misgivings arise and the assurance gained from the triumphs of olden time turns into prayer, half plaintive, half confident, that the Divine favour and power may be once more on the side of the chosen people.The strong city.--As in the Hebrew the article is wanting, any strongly fortified city might be intended, were it not for the parallelism. Here it must stand for Selah or Petra, the capital of Edom. For its impregnable position (see Note Obadiah 1:3). The question, "Who will lead me into Petra?" is explained by the fact that there are only two possible approaches to the city, each a long narrow tortuous defile, and that the place itself is so buried in its ravines that it cannot be seen from any spot in its neighbourhood far or near.