Bible Strands
Psalms 89:12
North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist declares God’s absolute ownership of the cosmos, placing this statement between verses that ground the earth and exalt His right hand. The words — צָפ֣וֹן (tza.Fon) means "north," and תָּב֥וֹר (ta.Vor) names the mountain "Tabor," both serving as concrete geographic markers of the created order. The thread — The north is described as suspended over void in Job 26:7, while Tabor functions as a territorial boundary in Joshua 19:22. Why it lands — The text claims God’s creative authority spans every direction and landmark, demanding recognition of His supreme control over all geography and history.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Cross-references
- Joshua 12:1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
- Joshua 19:22 The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
- Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.
- Deuteronomy 3:8 At that time we took from the two kings of the Amorites the land across the Jordan, from the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Hermon—
- Judges 4:6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Judges 4:12 When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,
- Psalms 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy
- Psalms 133:3 It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
- Psalms 65:12 The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
- Isaiah 35:1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.