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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Psalms 108:3

I will praise thee, O LORD, among the (b) people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

(b) He prophecies of the calling of the Gentiles: for unless they were called, they could not hear the goodness of God.

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See also Psalms 108:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 108:3. _AMONG THE PEOPLE_] The _Jews_. _AMONG THE NATIONS._] The _Gentiles_. Wherever this Psalm is sung or read, either among _Jews_ or _Gentiles, David_ may be said to sing praise to G...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL PRAISE THEE, O LORD ... - This is taken from Psalms 57:9. The only change is the substitution here of the name יהוה _Yahweh_ for אדני _'Adonāy_. Why that change was made is unknown....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 108 Israel's Praise for Salvation _ 1. Israel's praise (Psalms 108:1)_ 2. The inheritance (Psalms 108:5) 3. Through God alone ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CVIII. A composition from parts of Psalms 57, 60. Thus Psalms 108:1 = Psalms 57:7; Psalms 57:6 = Psalms 60:5. That Psalms 108 is a composi

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. PEOPLE. peoples....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 108 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Two Fragments of Earlier Psalms. ANALYSIS Psalms 108:1-6 are taken from Psalms 57:7-11: and...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AWAKE, PSALTERY AND HARP: I MYSELF WILL AWAKE EARLY._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? Prayer for God's interposition, grounded on the enemy's wickedness (Psalms 109:1); let condemnation fa...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    108:3 peoples, (i-8) As Psalms 7:8 . nations. (k-19) _ Leummim_ , as Psalms 67:4 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This is a composite Psalms 1-5 is practically Psalms 57:7; Psalms 57:6 is the same as Psalms 60:5. For notes on individual vv. the reader is referred to these two Pss. Probably the two fragments were...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THE END OF THE *EXILE PSALMS 108 JESUS SAID, "THE *TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE" (JOHN 8:32)....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 108:4]_ אֹודְךָ֖ בָ † עַמִּ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 108:1 Two fragments of Davidic psalms are here tacked together with slight variations. Psalms 108:1 are from Psalms 57:7; Psalms 108:6

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    VICTORIOUS THROUGH GOD Psalms 108:1 Two fragments of Davidic psalms are here joined together with very slight alterations. In Psalms 108:1 are from Psalms 57:7, and...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This psalm is composed of two quotations from former song. The first part (vv. Psa 108:1-5) is taken from Psalms 57:1, of which the theme is “God the Refuge in calamity” (vv. Psa 108:7-11). The second...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Cause. Or provocation. (Haydock) --- So Catiline gratuito potius malus quam crudelis erat. (Sallust.) --- The sanctity of Jesus Christ could not be overwhelmed, or hidden, (Haydock) even with the tor...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 108 is a psalm of a peculiar character, being composed of the ends of two others, the earlier and the latter parts of which, the cry of deep distress, and the answer to the cry in faith and hop...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    Psalms 57:9....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042._ This Psalm is, almost word for word, taken out of two of the foregoing Psalms; the first five verses out of the fifty-seventh, from Psalms 108:7, and the rest out of Psalm six...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID'S THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER. In this psalm David has used the material of former hymns of praise, the Holy Spirit making use of this new combination to bring out very strongly the features of pra...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I will praise Thee, O Lord, among the people, and I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations, the missionary idea being expressed very clearly in this verse....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    being the same as Psalms 57:7; Psalms 108:6 the same as Psalms 60:5, only a few slight changes in the words having been made....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 108:3 praise H3034 (H8686) LORD H3068 peoples H5971 praises H2167 (H8762) nations H3816 praise -...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 108:1. _O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Thanks to God for His mercies and His promises pleaded. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: We should praise God publicly as those who are not ashamed of our obligations to Him and our tha...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    The _five_ first verses of this psalm are taken from Psalms 57., and the remaining _eight_ verses from Psalms 60., with scarcely any variation. By some it is thought to have been thus compounded by Da...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _O God, my heart is fixed._ A THREEFOLD MORAL STATE OF MIND I. Moral fixation of soul (Psalms 108:1). This concentration of soul is unknown to unregenerate men. They are unsettled, divided, distract...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 108:1. It seems that David composed this community lament using material from two other psalms. Verses Psalms 108:1 are from...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This Psalm consists of portions of two others, the first half of it being taken from the 57th Psalm, Psalms 108:7, and the latter half from the 60th, Psalms 108:5. It bears the name of D...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS is a composite psalm, made up of portions of two Davidical psalms, viz. Psalms 57:7, and Psalms 60:5, but not (probably) put into its present shape by David. It is difficult to imagine...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 108:1-13 the psalmist declares: O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory (Psalms 108:1). And then he calls for praise unto the Lord with the psaltery and the har...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Psalms 117:1; Psalms 138:4; Psalms 138:5; Psalms 22:22; Psalms 22:27

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