Psalms 108

1 I'm ready, God, so ready, ready from head to toe. Ready to sing, ready to raise a God-song:

2 "Wake, soul! Wake, lute! Wake up, you sleepyhead sun!"

3 I'm thanking you, God, out in the streets, singing your praises in town and country.

4 The deeper your love, the higher it goes; every cloud's a flag to your faithfulness.

5 Soar high in the skies, O God! Cover the whole earth with your glory!

6 And for the sake of the one you love so much, reach down and help me - answer me!

7 That's when God spoke in holy splendor: "Brimming over with joy, I make a present of Shechem, I hand out Succoth Valley as a gift.

8 Gilead's in my pocket, to say nothing of Manasseh. Ephraim's my hard hat, Judah my hammer.

9 Moab's a scrub bucket - I mop the floor with Moab, Spit on Edom, rain fireworks all over Philistia."

10 Who will take me to the thick of the fight? Who'll show me the road to Edom?

11 You aren't giving up on us, are you, God? refusing to go out with our troops?

12 Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless.

13 In God we'll do our very best; he'll flatten the opposition for good.

Psalms 108 Commentary

Chapter 108

- We may usefully select passages from different psalms, as here, ( Psalm 57 , Psalm 60 ) , to help our devotions, and enliven our gratitude. When the heart is firm in faith and love, the tongue, being employed in grateful praises, is our glory. Every gift of the Lord honours and profits the possessor, as it is employed in God's service and to his glory. Believers may pray with assured faith and hope, for all the blessings of salvation; which are secured to them by the faithful promise and covenant of God. Then let them expect from him help in every trouble, and victory in every conflict. Whatever we do, whatever we gain, God must have all the glory. Lord, visit all our souls with this salvation, with this favour which thou bearest to thy chosen people.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 108

\\<>\\. This psalm consists of several passages out of the fifty seventh and sixtieth psalms, with very little variation. Jarchi and Kimchi refer it to the times of the Messiah. The title in the Syriac version is, ``concerning the calling of the Gentiles,'' to which, no doubt, it has respect.