(As Moses in his farewell to his people pronounces the Lord's blessings over each tribe, the blessing for Judah is a prayer to the Lord on behalf of His chosen leader of all the Israelite tribes.) "Hear, Lord, the cry of Judah;bring him to his people.
(The Lord will hear Judah's plea for help that will eventually come through all the future kings of Judah when they call out for rescue from Judah's enemies. Speaking prophetically regarding the more distant future about the tribe from which the Lamb of God will come, the Lord also says He will hear Messiah's cry for His lost people, and that God will give Jesus to His people to save and redeem them.) With his own hands he defends his cause.
(The Lord pronounces over Judah that his strength will be sufficient for the leadership purposes that God has set for him. He blesses the work of Judah's hands. He blesses the work of Jesus' hands as He fulfills His cause of providing redemption. The Lord says that Judah, the Lion of Judah, and we as Jesus' redeemed will never need to seek help from other sources but, rather, that we all will be given strength sufficient to carry out His purposes in us.)
Oh, be his help against his foes!"
(Not only will the Lord give Judah strength to fulfill the purposes of God, but He will also defend Judah against his foes. He will protect His Son the Messiah against both man and principalities.
He will protect Judah, from whom Messiah will come, from the enemy nations who try to destroy him. He will protect us against our foes, against situations, people, and evil that could overpower us unless the Lord protected and shielded us.)
