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.
• 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.
• 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

4But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow. 5Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered. God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth. 7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter. 8Moab is my washbasin, on Edom I toss my sandal; 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 89:19Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people.
• Psalms 108:7God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: “One of your own descendants I will place on your throne.
• 2 Samuel 3:18Now do it! For the Lord promised David, ‘By my servant David I will rescue my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.’ ”
• 2 Samuel 5:2In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’ ”
• Jeremiah 23:9Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and his holy words.
• Amos 4:2The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness: “The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks.
• Psalms 56:4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
• Psalms 119:162I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
• 2 Samuel 7:18Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?
• Luke 1:45Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
• Joshua 1:6Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give 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 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
• Genesis 12:6Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
• Joshua 20:7So they set apart 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