A shepherd in the ancient Near East used a staff to protect sheep from wild animals. Similarly, the prophet prayed for God to protect his people from hostile non-Jewish nations (compare Exodus 4:1–5).
Your inheritance: compare Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; Malachi 3:17; 1 Peter 2:9.
Bashan and Gilead, located east of the Jordan River, were among the Lord’s earliest gifts to the Israelite tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh (Joshua 13:15–31). Assyria took over these areas and exiled these tribes in the 700s BC. Israel would regain and expand its ownership.