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Psalm 60:6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 60 · verse 6
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.Psalm 60:6 · King James Version
Psalm 60:6 in context
4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
5That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
8Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- holinessqôdesha sacred place or thingH6944 →
- rejoiceʻâlazto jump for joyH5937 →
- ShechemShᵉkemShekem, a place in PalestineH7927 →
- spokendâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- dividechâlaqto be smoothH2505 →
- valleyʻêmeqa valeH6010 →
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David is here rejoicing in hope and praying in hope; such are the triumphs of the saints, not so much upon the account of what they have in possession as of what they have in prospect (Psa 60:6): "God has spoken in his holiness (that is, he has given me his word of promise, has sworn by his holiness, and he will not…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-12