Psalms 60:6 meaning and explanation

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

Psalms 60:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the psalmist, praying on behalf of a nation that has just suffered a military defeat, and in verse 6 he reports what God has declared from His sanctuary, the holy place where His presence dwells. God answers the lament with a claim of ownership: Shechem, west of the Jordan, and the Valley of Succoth, east of it, are His to divide as He pleases.

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