Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.

{A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

The youngest is there, Benjamin, ruling them,
The princes of Judah and their company [the southern tribes],
The princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali [the northern tribes].

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah,
That His servants may remain there and possess it.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph.} In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

Zion heareth of it and rejoiceth; yea, and the daughters of Judah are glad because of thy judgments, O LORD.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver.

Judah was his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin];
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.