Psalms 60:6

Psalms 60:6 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 60:6

4You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah 5That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer us! God has spoken in his holiness: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Vale of Succoth. 7Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah is my scepter. 8Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."

Psalms 60:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hath spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• 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 60:6

• Psalms 89:19Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, and said: "I have granted help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
• Psalms 108:7God has promised in his holiness: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
• 2 Samuel 3:18Now then bring it about, for the Lord has promised David, saying, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.'"
• 2 Samuel 5:2In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"
• Jeremiah 23:9Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and because of his holy words.
• 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 56:4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
• Psalms 119:162I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
• 2 Samuel 7:18Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, "Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?
• Luke 1:45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
• Joshua 1:6Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.
• 2 Samuel 2:8But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim,
• 2 Samuel 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh.
• Genesis 12:6Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
• 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.

Commentaries on Psalms 60:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6God hath spoken - Judah shall not only be re-established in Jerusalem, but shall possess Samaria, where Shechem is, and the country beyond Jordan, in which is situated the valley of Succoth. Dividing and meting out signify possession.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6God hath spoken in his holiness - That is, as a holy God; a God who is true; a God whose promises are always fulfilled. The idea is, that the holiness of God was the public pledge or assurance that what he had promised he would certainly perform. God had made promises in regard to the land of Canaan or Palestine, as a country to be put into the possession of Abraham and his posterity. Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:15; Genesis 17:8; Psalm 105:8-11. The original…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 If Christ be ours, all things, one way or another, shall be for our eternal good. The man who is a new creature in Christ, may rejoice in all the precious promises God has spoken in his holiness. His present privileges, and the sanctifying influences of the Spirit, are sure earnests of heavenly glory. David rejoices in conquering the neighbouring nations, which had been enemies to Israel. The Israel of God are through Christ more than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Shechem and Succoth represent the heartland of Israel. These places were located in the central region of the land. Because of this, they can represent the center of Israel’s life and strength.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-106-10. God hath spoken in--or, "by." his holiness--(Psa 89:35; Am 4:2), on the pledge of His attributes (Psa 22:3; 30:4). Taking courage from God's promise to give them possession (Ex 23:31; De 11:24) (and perhaps renewed to him by special revelation), with triumphant joy he describes the conquest as already made. Shechem, and ... Succoth--as widely separated points, and--Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 60

• 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