Psalms 60:6

60:6 God has spoken in his sanctuary: ¹ 

“I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem;

the Valley of Succoth I will measure off. ² 

Psalms 144:7

144:7 Reach down ³  from above!

Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, ⁴ 

from the power of foreigners, ⁵ 

[60:6]  ¹ tn Heb “in his holy place.”

[60:6]  ² sn Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan, the Valley of Succoth for the region east of the Jordan.

[144:7]  ³ tn Heb “stretch out your hands.”

[144:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “mighty waters.” The waters of the sea symbolize the psalmist’s powerful foreign enemies, as well as the realm of death they represent (see the next line and Ps 18:16-17).

[144:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “from the hand of the sons of foreignness.”