Psalms 108

1 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise; this is my glory.

2 Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the peoples, and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth reaches unto the heavens.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth;

6 that thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

7 God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem and mete out the valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead shall be mine; Manasseh shall be mine; Ephraim also shall be the strength of my head; Judah shall be my lawgiver;

9 Moab shall be my washpot; over Edom I will cast my shoe; over Philistia I will triumph.

10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

11 Surely thou, O God, who had cast us off and did not, O God, go forth with our hosts.

12 Give us help from trouble; for the salvation of man is deception.

13 Through God we shall do valiantly, for he shall tread down our enemies again.

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.