Psalms 60:9

9 Who will bring me to the city that has high walls around it? Who will lead me to the land of Edom?

Psalms 60:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 60:9

Who will bring me [into] the strong city?
&c.] Which some understand of Rabbah of the Ammonites, which Joab besieged, and sent to David to come and take it in person, ( 2 Samuel 12:26 2 Samuel 12:29 ) . The Targum interprets it of Tyre, which was a strong fortified city, ( Ezekiel 26:4 Ezekiel 26:11 ) . It rather seems to be the same with Edom, or the metropolis of the Edomites; since it follows:

who will lead me into Edom?
which was situated in the clefts of the rock, and on the height of the hill, ( Jeremiah 49:16 ) ; but is mystically to be understood of the city of Rome, the great and mighty city, as it is often called in the book of the Revelation, ( Revelation 11:8 ) ( 17:18 ) ( 18:10 ) ; whose destruction is certain, being predicted; and after which there have been desires raised in the hearts of God's people in all ages; and particularly just before the time God will put it into the hearts of the kings of the earth to burn it with fire; who are here represented by David, as desirous of entering into it in triumph to destroy it, ( Revelation 17:16 ) .

Psalms 60:9 In-Context

7 Gilead belongs to me. So does the land of Manasseh. Ephraim is the strongest tribe. It is like a helmet for my head. Judah is the royal tribe. It is like a ruler's staff.

8 Moab serves me like one who washes my feet. I toss my sandal on Edom to show that I own it. I shout to Philistia that I have won the battle."

9 Who will bring me to the city that has high walls around it? Who will lead me to the land of Edom?

10 God, isn't it you, even though you have now turned away from us? Isn't it you, even though you don't lead our armies into battle anymore?

11 Help us against our enemies. The help people give doesn't amount to anything.