New King James Version
Psalms 108:8
8Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver.
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 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
6That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me. 7God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth. Gilead is Mine; Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver. 9Moab is My washpot; Over Edom I will cast My shoe; Over Philistia I will triumph.” 10Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom?
Read all of Psalms 108Psalms 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 13:8With the other half-tribe the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses had given them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them:
- 2 Samuel 2:8But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took Ishbosheth the 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 thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
- Deuteronomy 33:17His glory is like a firstborn bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild ox; Together with them He shall push the peoples To the ends of the earth; They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
- 1 Samuel 28:4Then the Philistines gathered together, and came and encamped at Shunem. So Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped at Gilboa.
- Psalms 122:5For thrones are set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
- Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
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
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
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