Psalms 108:8

(108:9) Mine id Gil'ad, and mine is Menasseh; Ephraim also is the strong-hold of my head; of Judah are my chiefs.

Leeser Tanakh

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

7(108:8) God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will I measure out.

9(108:10) Moab is my washpot; upon Edom will I cast my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet; until Shiloh come, and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Joshua 13:8With him the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave unto them, beyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord hath given them;

2 Samuel 2:8But Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of the army of Saul, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Machanayim;

Psalms 122:5For there are placed chairs for [giving] judgment, the chairs for 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 →

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