Psalms

Psalm 108

1David encourageth himself to praise God: 5whose assistance he prayeth for, in confidence of success according to his promise.


0A Song or Psalm of aDavid.

a Pss. 57; 60, titles.

1O GOD, bmy heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my cglory.

b Ps. 57.7-11; 103.1,2; 34.1-3; 104.34; 92.1,2. c Ps. 30.11; 138.1; 71.8,15,23,24; 145.1,5,21. Lu. 1.47.

2Awake, d*psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

*psaltery-stringed instrument.

d Ps. 33.2; 43.4; 5.3. Is. 64.7.

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

e Ju. 5.14. Ps. 22.22,25. Zep. 3.14-20. Is. 11.9. Zec. 8.18-23.

4For fthy mercy is great gabove the heavens: and thy truth reach eth unto the 1clouds.

1Or, skies. Ps. 68.34.

f Ps. 36.5; 89.2; 85.10. Mi. 7.18-20. Ro. 5.20,21. Ep. 2.4-7. g Ps. 113.4. Je. 51.9.

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

h Ps. 8.1; 110.1. Re. 11.15,17.

6That ithy beloved may be delivered: jsave with thy right hand, and answer me.

i Ps. 60.5-12. Ex. 19.5,6. De. 32.9. j Ps. 54.1; 35.1-3,23; 119.173; 144.7.

7kGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will ldivide Shechem, and *mete out the valley of mSuccoth.

*mete-measure.

k Ps. 89.35,36. 1Sa. 13.14; 15.28. 2Sa. 7.8-16. l Jos. 1.6; 13.7. m Ge. 33.17. Ju. 8.5.

8nGilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the ostrength of mine head; pJudah is my lawgiver;

n 2Sa. 2.8,9; 5.1,3. o De. 33.17. Ge. 49.24. p Ge. 49.10. Ps. 122.5.

9qMoab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

q 2Sa. 5; 8. Ps. 60.8. 1Ch. 14; 18; 20.

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

r Ps. 14.7; 20.1-9; 33.16-22. 2Ch. 14.11; 20.12; 13.14. s Jos. 19.29.

11Wilt not thou , O God, who thast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, ugo forth with our hosts?

t 1Sa. 31. Ps. 44.9. Is. 12.1. u Ex. 17.11,12. De. 20.4. Nu. 21.2,3. 1Sa. 17.45.

12vGive us help from trouble: for wvain is the help of man.

v Ps. 142.4,5; 20.1-9. w Job 16.2. Is. 2.22; 30.3,5,7; 31.1,3. Ps. 33.16,17; 118.8,9.

13xThrough God we shall do valiantly: yfor he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

x 2Ch. 20.12. Is. 45.24. Nu. 24.18. Ps. 18.28-48; 118.10-16. y 2Sa. 5; 8; 10. Is. 63.1-4. Ro. 16.20. 2Co. 2.14.