God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Parallel translations
- WEB God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
- BSB God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
- NKJV God has spoken in His holiness: “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
- NASB ¶God has spoken in His holiness: “I will triumph, I will divide up Shechem, And measure out the Valley of Succoth.
- NLT God has promised this by his holiness: “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
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Quick answer
God has spoken from his sanctuary, promising triumph and possession of the land.
Overview
David grounds his confidence in God's own word, declaring victory over Shechem and Succoth as God's possession. The certainty of God's spoken promise undergirds his hope. This assurance that rests on God's reliable word points believers to trust the promises secured in Christ, the faithful Word of God.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Pet 1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
- Josh 20:7And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
- 2 Pet 1:3–4According 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:
- 1 Pet 1:3Blessed 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,
- Josh 17:7And 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 Entappuah.
- 2 Sam 7:20–29And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
- Ps 16:9–11Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
- Judg 8:5–6And 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.
- Josh 24:1And 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.
- Amos 4:2The 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.
- Ps 89:35–36Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
- Gen 33:17And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
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