Psalms 108:7

Psalms 108:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
• New International Version (NIV)God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)God has promised in his holiness: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth.

Context of Psalms 108:7

5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth. 6Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered. God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth. 8Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter. 9Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Psalms 108:7 word by word

אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ דִּבֶּ֥ר בְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹ אֶעְלֹ֥זָה אֲחַלְּקָ֥ה שְׁכֶ֑ם וְעֵ֖מֶק סֻכּ֣וֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• has spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• from His sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• I will triumphעָלַז‛âlaz · to exultH5937
• I will parcel outחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• and apportionמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the Valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• of Succothסֻכּוֹתsûkkôth sûkkôth · SuccothH5523

Cross-references for Psalms 108:7

• Psalms 89:35Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness— I will not lie to David—
• Amos 4:2The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
• Psalms 16:9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
• 2 Samuel 7:20What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 2 Peter 1:3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
• Joshua 17:7Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
• Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 24:1Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
• Genesis 33:17but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
• Judges 8:5So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

Commentaries on Psalms 108:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7God hath spoken in his holiness - בקדשו bekodsho ; some think this means in his Holy One, referring to the Prophet Jeremiah, who predicted the captivity, its duration of seventy years, and the deliverance from it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7God hath spoken … - This is taken, without change, from Psalm 60:6. See the notes at that place.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This psalm combines two parts from David's other psalms (compare Psalms 57:5, 7–11; 60:5–12).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 108

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings