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Psalms 108:7

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God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 7

This psalm begins with praise and concludes with prayer, and faith is at work in both. I. David here gives thanks to God for mercies to himself (Psa 108:1-5). II. He prays to God for mercies for the land, pleading the promises of God and putting them in suit (Psa 108:6-13). The former part it taken out of Psa 57:7, etc., the latter out of Psa 60:5, etc., and both with very little variation, to teach us that we may in prayer use the same words that we have formerly used, provided it be with new affections. It intimates likewise that it is not only allowable, but sometimes convenient, to gather some verses out of one psalm and some out of another, and to put them together, to be sung to the glory of God. In singing this psalm we must give glory to God and take comfort to ourselves. A song or psalm of David.

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Strong's Concordancev. 7

אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… דָבַר (dâbar, H1696) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a… קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh, H6944) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity עָלַז (ʻâlaz, H5937) — to jump for joy, i.e. exult חָלַק (châlaq, H2505) — to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to… שְׁכֶם (Shᵉkem, H7927) — Shekem, a place in Palestine מָדַד (mâdad, H4058) — properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line);… עֵמֶק (ʻêmeq, H6010) — a vale (i.e. broad depression) סֻכּוֹת (Çukkôwth, H5523) — Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in Palestine

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Joshua 20:7rank 3

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.

Joshua 17:7rank 2

Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

Joshua 24:1rank 2

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.

I Peter 1:3rank 2

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 33:17rank 1

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.

Amos 4:2rank 1

The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

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