Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 60:9
PLEADING WITH GOD TO HELP"Who will bring me into the strong city?Who hath led me unto Edom?Hast not thou, O God, cast us off?.And thou goest not forth, O God, with our hosts.Give us help against the adversary;For vain is the help of man.""Who will bring me into the strong city" (Psalms 60:9)? The `strong city' here is Petra, the almost impregnable capital of Edom. No city of antiquity was ever any better fortified and protected than was Petra. The city occupied a canyon bounded by solid stone... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 60:9
the strong city. Probably Sela or Petra, corresponding with Edom (compare 2 Kings 14:7 ). David claims the promise of Numbers 24:18 . read more