New English Translation
Psalms 60:6
6God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God has spoken in his holiness: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem and portion out the Vale 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 60:6
4You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah) 5Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe. God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off. 7Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter. 8Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
Read all of Psalms 60Psalms 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 89:19Then you spoke through a vision to your faithful followers and said: “I have energized a warrior; I have raised up a young man from the people.
- Psalms 108:7God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem, the valley of Succoth I will measure off.
- Psalms 132:11The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.
- 2 Samuel 3:18Act now! For the Lord has said to David, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’”
- 2 Samuel 5:2In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”
- Jeremiah 23:9Here is what the Lord says concerning the false prophets: My heart and my mind are deeply disturbed. I tremble all over. I am like a drunk person, like a person who has had too much wine, because of the way the Lord and his holy word are being mistreated.
- Amos 4:2The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his own holy character: “Certainly the time is approaching when you will be carried away in baskets, every last one of you in fishermen’s pots.
- Psalms 56:4In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
- Psalms 119:162I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder.
- 2 Samuel 7:18King David went in, sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you should have brought me to this point?
- Luke 1:45And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
- Joshua 1:6Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to 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 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!
- Genesis 12:6Abram traveled through the land as far as the oak tree of Moreh at Shechem. (At that time the Canaanites were in the land.)
- Joshua 20:7So they selected 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.
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
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