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Psalms 108:7
God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks directly to the psalmist and community immediately after their plea for deliverance, declaring from His sanctuary that He alone will secure victory. The words — אֶעְלֹ֥זָה ('e'.Lo.zah) translates literally as "I will triumph," and אֲחַלְּקָ֥ה ('a.cha.le.Kah) means "I will divide up" or parcel out. The thread — This pattern of divine land allocation continues in Psalm 108:8 with Gilead, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Judah, and aligns with the territorial distribution noted in Joshua 20:7. Why it lands — It demands that the reader accept God’s sovereign distribution of territory and victory, submitting to His spoken declaration instead of human strategy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- Joshua 20:7 So 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.
- 2 Peter 1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
- Joshua 17:7 Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
- Joshua 24:1 Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
- Judges 8:5 So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
- 2 Samuel 7:20 What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
- Psalms 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
- 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Genesis 33:17 but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.