Psalm 108

Title

שִׁ֖יר מִזְמ֣וֹר לְדָוִֽד

BSB

Israel’s Kingdom Blessing

(Psalms 57:1–11; Psalms 60:1–12)

A song. A Psalm of David.

1My heart is steadfast, O God;

I will sing and make music with all my being.

2Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awaken the dawn.

3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations;

I will sing Your praises among the peoples.

4For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens,

and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;

may Your glory cover all the earth.

6Respond and save us with Your right hand,

that Your beloved may be delivered.

7God has spoken from His sanctuary:

“I will triumph!

I will parcel out Shechem

and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

8Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;

Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.

9Moab is My washbasin;

upon Edom I toss My sandal;

over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

10Who will bring me to the fortified city?

Who will lead me to Edom?

11Have You not rejected us, O God?

Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

12Give us aid against the enemy,

for the help of man is worthless.

13With God we will perform with valor,

and He will trample our enemies.

Matthew Henry's chapter overview

Introduction

Psalms 108

This psalm begins with praise and concludes with prayer, and faith is at work in both. I. David here gives thanks to God for mercies to himself (Psa 108:1-5). II. He prays to God for mercies for the land, pleading the promises of God and putting them in suit (Psa 108:6-13). The former part it taken out of Psa 57:7, etc., the latter out of Psa 60:5, etc., and both with very little variation, to teach us that we may in prayer use the same words that we have formerly used, provided it be with new affections. It intimates likewise that it is not only allowable, but sometimes convenient, to gather some verses out of one psalm and some out of another, and to put them together, to be sung to the glory of God. In singing this psalm we must give glory to God and take comfort to ourselves.

A song or psalm of David.

Cross-references: Ps 108:1 · Ps 108:6 · Ps 57:7 · Ps 60:5