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.
• 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 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

4You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah 5That Your beloved may be delivered, Save with Your right hand, and hear me. God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth. 7Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet for My head; Judah is My lawgiver. 8Moab is My washpot; Over Edom I will cast My shoe; Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”

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 89:19Then You spoke in a vision to Your holy one, And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
• Psalms 108:7God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
• Psalms 132:11The Lord has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: “I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
• 2 Samuel 3:18Now then, do it! For the Lord has spoken of David, saying, ‘By the hand of My servant David, I will save My people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and the hand of all their enemies.’ ”
• 2 Samuel 5:2Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ”
• Jeremiah 23:9My heart within me is broken Because of the prophets; All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, And like a man whom wine has overcome, Because of the Lord, And because of His holy words.
• Amos 4:2The Lord God has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days shall come upon you When He will take you away with fishhooks, And your posterity with fishhooks.
• Psalms 56:4In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
• Psalms 119:162I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.
• 2 Samuel 7:18Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
• Luke 1:45Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
• Joshua 1:6Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give 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 5:1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.
• Genesis 12:6Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.
• Joshua 20:7So they appointed Kedesh in Galilee, in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron) in the mountains 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