Psalms 60:6

“God hath spoken in his holiness, etc.] Or “in his holy place” f812; in heaven, the habitation of his holiness and of his glory; or “in the house of the sanctuary”, as the Targum: in the tabernacle, in the holy place by Urim and Thummim; and in the most holy place by his sacred oracle, from between the mercy seat: or “by his Holy Ones”, as the Arabic version; by his holy prophets, Samuel and Nathan, by whom he spoke to David concerning the kingdom; and by his Holy Spirit dictating this psalm, and the rest unto him; and by his Son, his Holy One, by whom he has spoken in these last times unto his people, to which this psalm has reference: or it may be understood of the perfection of his…”

“God hath spoken in--or, "by." his holiness-- (Psa 89:35; Amo 4:2), on the pledge of His attributes (Psa 22:3; Psa 30:4). Taking courage from God's promise to give them possession (Exo 23:31; Deu 11:24) (and perhaps renewed to him by special revelation), with triumphant joy he describes the conquest as already made. Shechem, and . . . Succoth--as widely separated points, and--”

“God hath spoken in his holiness - That is, as a holy God; a God who is true; a God whose promises are always fulfilled. The idea is, that the holiness of God was the public pledge or assurance that what he had promised he would certainly perform. God had made promises in regard to the land of Canaan or Palestine, as a country to be put into the possession of Abraham and his posterity. Genesis 12:7; Genesis 13:15; Genesis 17:8; Psalms 105:8-11. The original promise of the gift of that land, made to Abraham under the general name of Canaan Genesis 12:7, embraced the whole territory from the river (that divided the land from Egypt) to the Euphrates: “Unto thy seed, addressed to Abraham, have I…”

“Rejoice - Therefore I will turn my prayers into praises, for what God has already done. Divide - Which supposeth possession and dominion. Shechem - A place within Jordan, in mount Ephraim. Succoth - A place without Jordan. He mentions Shechem, and Succoth; for all the land of Canaan, within and without Jordan. Psalms 60:7”

“60:6-8 The Lord responds with a message of promise. He shares his land with his people as spoils of war. 60:6 Shechem and Succoth represent Israel’s heartland.”

“God: Psa 89:19, Psa 89:35, Psa 108:7-13, Psa 132:11; Sa2 3:18, Sa2 5:2; Jer 23:9; Amo 4:2 rejoice: Psa 56:4, Psa 119:162; Sa2 7:18-20; Luk 1:45-47 divide: Jos 1:6; Sa2 2:8, Sa2 2:9, Sa2 5:1-3 Shechem: Gen 12:6, Sichem, Jos 20:7, Jos 24:1, Jos 24:32 valley: Jos 13:27 Psalms 60:7”

“A divine utterance, promising him victory, which he has heard, is expanded in this second strophe. By reason of this he knows himself to be in the free and inalienable possession of the land, and in opposition to the neighbouring nations, Moab, Edom, and Philistia, to be the victorious lord to whom they must bow. The grand word of promise in Sa2 7:9. is certainly sufficient in itself to make this feeling of certainty intelligible, and perhaps Psa 60:8-10 are only a pictorial reproduction of that utterance; but it is also possible that at the time when Edom threatened the abandoned bordering kingdom, David received an oracle from the high priest by means of the Urim and Thummim, which assured…”