Psalms 108:8

Psalms 108:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
• New International Version (NIV)Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver.

Context of Psalms 108:8

6Use your power to rescue us! Answer our prayers! Then the people that you love will be safe. 7God 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. Gilead 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.’ 10Who will lead me into the strong city? Who will take me to fight and win against Edom?

Psalms 108:8 word by word

לִ֤י גִלְעָ֨ד׀ לִ֤י מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה וְ֭אֶפְרַיִם מָע֣וֹז רֹאשִׁ֑י יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹקְקִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• mine; Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• mine; Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• the strengthמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• of mine headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• my lawgiverחָקַקchâqaq · to decreeH2710

Cross-references for Psalms 108:8

• Joshua 13:8Moses had already given land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the other half of Manasseh. Their land was on the east side of the Jordan River. Moses, the Lord's servant, had given a piece of land to each tribe.
• 2 Samuel 2:8Ner's son Abner was the leader of Saul's army. He took Saul's son Ish-Bosheth to Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 5:5He ruled over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he ruled over all Israel and Judah for 33 years.
• Deuteronomy 33:17Joseph is as strong as a bull. He has horns like a wild ox. Those two horns are the armies of Ephraim and Manasseh! With them, he attacks other nations. He chases them to the edges of the world.
• 1 Samuel 28:4The Philistine army came together and they put up their tents at Shunem. Saul called together the whole Israelite army. They put up their tents at Gilboa.
• Psalms 122:5Israel's leaders sit there to judge the people. They sit on the thrones of King David's descendants.
• Genesis 49:10Judah's descendants will always rule as king. They will continue to hold the stick and the sceptre that show the king's authority. They will do that until the man comes who truly has that authority. People from all nations will obey that king.

Commentaries on Psalms 108:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Gilead is mine … - This is taken from Psalm 60:7. The only change is the omission of the word and before “Manasseh.”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

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Gilead
• Judah
• Manasseh
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Lawgiver
• Papyrus

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