Psalms 108:8
Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;
What it says
Gilead and Manasseh belong to God, while Ephraim is his helmet and Judah his scepter.
What it is doing
This verse presents Israel's tribal territories as instruments in God's royal possession.
In context
1A song. A Psalm of David. 2Awake, O harp and lyre! 3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; 4For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; 6Respond and save us with Your right hand, 7God has spoken from His sanctuary: 8Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; 9Moab is My washbasin; 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? 11Have You not rejected us, O God? 12Give us aid against the enemy, 13With God we will perform with valor,