Deuteronomy 33:7
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. 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.
Deuteronomy 33:7 is part of Moses' farewell blessing and prophecy concerning the twelve tribes of Israel that closes Deuteronomy. It stands in one of the two marvelous songs of Moses concerning Israel that close Deuteronomy. That song is the beautiful poem in Deuteronomy 33, the second of the two beautiful poems in Deuteronomy 32 and 33 that come before the account of the death of Moses in Deuteronomy 34.
The song holds blessed truths about God and prophecies concerning the tribes of Israel, taught to the people to sing through later generations as a reminder of God's mercy and goodness. Like the other tribal blessings, Judah's blessing depicts the fruits and outcome of character. It is rich in symbol, historical reference, tender petition, triumphant faith, and joyful anticipation.
The verse repeats Jacob's blessing of Judah and must be read together with it. It points to the only royalty of worth in the sight of God and the only law. It shows that the sceptre did not depart from Judah till Shiloh, Christ, came, for though at the close of Solomon's reign the kingdom was divided into Israel, or Ephraim, and Judah, at the time of Christ Ephraim was absorbed in Judah.