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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)God has promised this by his holiness: “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.

Context of Psalms 108:7

5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! 6That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer me! God has promised in his holiness: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth. 8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter. 9Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."

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 89:35Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David.
• Amos 4:2The Lord God has sworn by his holiness that, behold, the days are coming upon you, when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of you with fishhooks.
• Psalms 16:9Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
• 2 Samuel 7:20And what 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! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 2 Peter 1:3His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,
• Joshua 17:7The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
• Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 24:1Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God.
• Genesis 33:17But Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house and made booths for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
• Judges 8:5So he said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after 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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• Shechem
• Succoth
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Mete
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• 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