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

5God, show how great you are, high above the sky! Let everybody on the earth see your glory. 6Use your power to rescue us! Answer our prayers! Then the people that you love will be safe. God has spoken from his holy place! He has promised: ‘I will show my power! I will make Shechem into separate pieces. I will measure Succoth Valley. 8Gilead belongs to me, and so does Manasseh. Ephraim is like my helmet for war. Judah has the authority of my royal sceptre. 9But Moab is the place where I wash my hands. Edom is my servant. I can throw my shoes at him! I will shout aloud, because I have won against the Philistines.’

Psalms 108:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hath spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• in his holinessקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• I will rejoiceעָלַז‛âlaz · to exultH5937
• I will divideחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• and mete outמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
• the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• of Succothסֻכּוֹתsûkkôth sûkkôth · SuccothH5523

Cross-references for Psalms 108:7

• Psalms 89:35I made that promise to David at one time, and that will not change. I promised him by my holy name and I will never deceive him.
• Amos 4:2The Lord God has made this promise and he speaks only true words. He says, ‘The time will come, when your enemies will take you away with meat hooks and fish hooks.
• Psalms 16:9I am truly happy and I thank God. I know that my life is safe with God.
• 2 Samuel 7:20I am your servant, Almighty Lord, and you know me completely. There is nothing more that I can say.
• 1 Peter 1:3We praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is very kind to us, so that he has given us new life. This is possible because God raised Jesus Christ to new life after his death. Now, as we live, we are sure that we will receive good things from God.
• 2 Peter 1:3God is very powerful because he is God. He has used that power to help us. He has given us everything that we need to live in a good way. We can do things that make God happy. This is possible because now we know him. God has chosen us to be his people because he is very great and very good.
• Joshua 17:7The border of Manasseh's land went from Asher to Micmethath, east of Shechem. It went south to include En Tappuah.
• Joshua 20:7So they chose these towns: 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 24:1Joshua called all the Israelite tribes to meet together at Shechem. He called the leaders of clans, the rulers, the judges and the officers to stand in front of the tabernacle.
• Genesis 33:17But Jacob went to Succoth instead. He built a house for himself, and he made huts for his animals. That is why the place is called Succoth.
• Judges 8:5Gideon said to the men of Succoth, ‘Please give my soldiers some food to eat. They are very tired. We are chasing the kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, to catch them.’

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

Topics related to Psalms 108:7

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• God
• Shechem
• Succoth
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Mete
• Papyrus
• Psalms, Book of
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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