John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 60:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Who will bring me [into] the strong city? etc.] Which some understand of Rabbah of the Ammonites, which Joab besieged, and sent to David to come and take it in person, (<101226>2 Samuel 12:26,29). The Targum interprets it of Tyre, which was a strong fortified city, (<262604>Ezekiel 26:4,11). It rather seems to be the same with Edom, or the metropolis of the Edomites; since it follows: who will lead me into Edom? which was situated in the clefts of the rock, and on the height of the hill, (<244916>Jeremiah 49:16); but is mystically to be understood of the city of Rome, the great and mighty city, as it is often called in the book of the Revelation, (<661108>Revelation 11:8 17:18 18:10); whose destruction is certain, being predicted; and after which there have been desires raised in the hearts of God’s people in all ages; and particularly just before the time God will put it into the hearts of the kings of the earth to burn it with fire; who are here represented by David, as desirous of entering into it in triumph to destroy it, (<661716>Revelation 17:16).

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