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Deuteronomy 33:7

And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
Deuteronomy 33:7 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.”
  • KJV And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
  • NKJV And this he said of Judah: “Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people; Let his hands be sufficient for him, And may You be a help against his enemies.”
  • NASB And this was regarding Judah; so he said: “Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, And bring him to his people. With his hands he contended for them, And may You be a help against his adversaries.”
  • NLT Moses said this about the tribe of Judah: “O Lord, hear the cry of Judah and bring them together as a people. Give them strength to defend their cause; help them against their enemies!”

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Quick answer

Moses prays that Judah be heard, brought to his people, and helped against enemies. Judah is blessed with strength and divine assistance in battle.

Overview

Judah would become the leading tribe and the line of kingship, from which David and ultimately the Messiah would come (Gen. 49:10). The prayer for God to be Judah's help against adversaries fits this tribe's prominent, often warlike, role. The blessing points forward to the Lion of Judah, Jesus Christ, who triumphs over every enemy (Rev. 5:5).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 25

  • Gen 49:8–12Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
  • Luke 19:27And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
  • Ps 21:8Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
  • Rev 19:13–16He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
  • Heb 7:14For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
  • Rev 20:10–15And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  • 2 Sam 7:9–12I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
  • Ps 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  • Ps 11:1–7For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
  • Isa 9:17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
  • Ps 20:2May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
  • 1 Cor 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
  • 2 Sam 5:19So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
  • Ps 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
  • 2 Sam 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
  • 2 Chr 17:12–19Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
  • Ps 110:1–2A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
  • Ps 21:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
  • 2 Sam 5:24As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
  • 1 Chr 12:22For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
  • 2 Sam 3:1Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
  • Judg 1:1–7After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
  • Mic 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
  • Ps 78:70He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
  • Mal 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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Christ at the center

Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).

How Deuteronomy 33:7 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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