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

6Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe. 7God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem, the valley of Succoth I will measure off. Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter. 9Moab is my wash basin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.” 10Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to 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 13:8The other half of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad received their allotted tribal lands beyond the Jordan, just as Moses, the Lord’s servant, had assigned them.
• 2 Samuel 2:8Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth and had brought him to Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 5:5In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
• Deuteronomy 33:17May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
• 1 Samuel 28:4The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
• Psalms 122:5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; the nations will obey him.

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