translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The psalmist grieves over Israel’s humiliation, but in response to God’s assuring word, he asks for divine help in battle and expresses his confidence in victory.


text: The heading apparently refers to the military campaign recorded in and .


text: You have rejected us . See Pss 43:2; 44:9, 23 .


text: It is ready to fall . The earth is compared to a wall that has been broken by the force of the earthquake (note the preceding line) and is ready to collapse.


text: Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan, the Valley of Succoth for the region east of the Jordan.


text: Gilead was located east of the Jordan. Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived east of the Jordan in the region of Bashan.


text: 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.


text: The metaphor of the washbasin , used to rinse one’s hands and feet, suggests that Moab , in contrast to Israel’s elevated position (vv. 6-7 ), would be reduced to the status of a servant.


text: In v. 9 the psalmist speaks again and acknowledges his need for help in battle. He hopes God will volunteer, based on the affirmation of sovereignty over Edom in v. 8 , but he is also aware that God has seemingly rejected the nation (v. 10 , see also v. 1 ).


text: Trample down . On this expression see Ps 44:5 .