Psalms 108

1 I have complete confidence, O God! I will sing and praise you! Wake up, my soul!

2 Wake up, my harp and lyre! I will wake up the sun.

3 I will thank you, O Lord, among the nations. I will praise you among the peoples.

4 Your constant love reaches above the heavens; your faithfulness touches the skies.

5 Show your greatness in the sky, O God, and your glory over all the earth.

6 Save us by your might; answer my prayer, so that the people you love may be rescued.

7 From his sanctuary God has said, "In triumph I will divide Shechem and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.

8 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too; Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my royal scepter.

9 But I will use Moab as my washbowl, and I will throw my sandals on Edom, as a sign that I own it. I will shout in triumph over the Philistines."

10 Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

11 Have you really rejected us? Aren't you going to march out with our armies?

12 Help us against the enemy; human help is worthless.

13 With God on our side we will win; he will defeat our enemies.

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.

Footnotes

• [a]. From his sanctuary; [or] In his holiness.

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.