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;
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.

Context of Psalms 108:8

6Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered. 7God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth. Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter. 9Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead 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, the Reubenites and the Gadites had received the inheritance that Moses had given them east of the Jordan, as he, the servant of the Lord, had assigned it to them.
• 2 Samuel 2:8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 5:5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.
• Deuteronomy 33:17In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
• 1 Samuel 28:4The Philistines assembled and came and set up camp at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and set up camp at Gilboa.
• Psalms 122:5There stand the thrones for judgment, 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 to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.

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