Psalms 108 · Verse 7

Psalms 108:7

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms 108:7, King James Version

Psalms 108:7 in other translations

BSBGod has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
WEBGod has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
ASVGod hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
YLTGod hath spoken in His holiness: I exult, I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
DARBYGod hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
BBEThis is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.
WebsterGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

What does Psalms 108:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 God hath spoken in his holiness - בקדשו bekodsho; some think this means in his Holy One, referring to the Prophet Jeremiah, who predicted the captivity, its duration of seventy years, and the deliverance from it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 108:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֱלֹהִ֤ים\׀'E.lo.HimGodH430
דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe has spokenH1696
בְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹbe.ka.de.Shoin sanctuary hisH6944
אֶעְלֹ֥זָה'e'.Lo.zahI will triumphH5937
אֲחַלְּקָ֥ה'a.cha.le.KahI will divide upH2505
שְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemShechemH7927
וְעֵ֖מֶקve.'E.mekand [the] Valley ofH6010
סֻכּ֣וֹתsu.KotSuccothH5523
אֲמַדֵּֽד\׃'a.ma.DedI will measure offH4058

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Cross references for Psalms 108:7

  • 1 Peter 1:8

    Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  • Joshua 20:7

    And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

  • 2 Peter 1:3-4

    According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

  • Psalms 16:9-11

    Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  • Judges 8:5-6

    And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

  • Joshua 24:1

    And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

  • 2 Samuel 7:20-29

    And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant. For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. Wherefore thou art great, O Lord God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? …

  • Joshua 17:7

    And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En–tappuah.

  • 1 Peter 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  • Amos 4:2

    The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

  • Genesis 33:17

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

  • Psalms 89:35-36

    Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
spoken.
89:35,36; Am 4:2
I will rejoice.
16:9-11; 2Sa 7:20-29; 1Pe 1:3,8; 2Pe 1:3,4
Shechem.
Jos 17:7; 20:7; 24:1
the valley.
Ge 33:17; Jud 8:5,6

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Context

  • Psalms 108:6

    That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

  • Psalms 108:7

    God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

  • Psalms 108:8

    Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

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Psalms 108:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Dios habló por su santuario: alegraréme, repartiré á Sichêm, y mediré el valle de Succoth.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Afin que tes bien-aimés soient délivrés, sauve par ta droite, et réponds-moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gott hat geredet in seiner Heiligkeit: Frohlocken will ich, will Sichem verteilen, und das Tal Sukkoth ausmessen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cum judicatur, exeat condemnatus; et oratio ejus fiat in peccatum.