Psalms 108:8
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
In Context
9Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout.
Cross References
Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler`s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come: And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
Joshua 13:8With him the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond the Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of Jehovah gave them:
2 Samuel 2:8Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul`s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Psalms 122:5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 108:7-13
Directions for Praising God. 6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. 7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us… Read the whole commentary →