Discovery BoxPsalms 45:15 
Context45:15 They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession
and enter the royal palace. 1
Psalms 60:7
Context60:7 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh! 2
Ephraim is my helmet, 3
Judah my royal scepter. 4
Psalms 108:8
Context108:8 Gilead belongs to me,
as does Manasseh! 5
Ephraim is my helmet, 6
Judah my royal scepter. 7
1 tn Heb “they are led with joy and happiness, they enter the house of the king.”
2 sn Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
3 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”
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.
4 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.
5 tn Gilead was located east of the Jordan River. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.
6 tn Heb “the protection of my head.”
sn Ephraim, one of Joseph’s sons, was one of two major tribes located west of the Jordan River. By comparing Ephraim to a helmet, the Lord suggests that the Ephraimites played a primary role in the defense of his land.
7 sn Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan River. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
