Psalms 108:1

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 fall on him (Satan being his accuser) as to his days and his children (Psalms 109:6); let evil fall on him property through the extortioner and the stranger, and his memory be cut off from the earth (Psalms 109:11); and this became of God's justice, which pays like with like, cursing and mercilessness to him who loved both (Psalms 109:16); deliver the needy, seeing that his need is so great ...

PSALM CVIII _The psalmist encourages himself to praise the Lord for mercies_ _he had received_, 1-5. _He prays for the Divine succour_, 6; _and encourages the people to expect their restoration, and the_ _enjoyment of all their former privileges and possessions_, 7-13. NOTES ON PSALM CVIII This Psalm is compounded of _two Psalms_ which we have had already under review. The Psalms 108:1, are the same with the Psalms 57:7 of...

O GOD, MY HEART IS FIXED - Prepared, suited, ready. See the notes at Psalms 57:7. In Psalms 57:7, this is repeated: “My heart is fixed; O God, my heart is fixed:” indicating that there “might” have been some doubt or vacillation caused by the circumstances then existing, and the repetition would have respect to that, as if the psalmist had been unsettled and wavering for a time, but was at last firm. In such circumstances it would not be unnatural to “repeat” the assertion, as if there were no longer any doubt. In the beginning of a psalm, however, where there had been no previous expression or feeling of doubt so far as appears, there would be no propriety in repeating the assertion. I WILL SING AND GIVE PRAISE - See the notes at...

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 what was the occasion which was thought to call for the union of two such distinct and unconnected passages. The text, moreover, has suffered in the transfer. PSALMS 108:1 MY HEART IS FIXED. In the original form (Psalms 57:7) this emphatic phrase was reiterated, which much increased the force of the declaration. I will sing and give praise, even with my glory

O GOD, MY HEART IS FIXED; I WILL SING AND GIVE PRAISE,.... From hence to Psalms 108:6 the words are taken out of Psalms 57:7, which see. EVEN WITH MY GLORY; my tongue; in Psalms 57:8, it is read, "awake up my glory". Psalms 57:7,...

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 sing praises unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;_ Here, we begin with praise, the very praise with which we finished the other Psalm, praise in a very joyous, confident spirit, for the praise which precedes prayer has more of the «Jubilate» note in it than ordinary praise has. The prayer in Psalms 57:1 , which preceded the praise, was earnest, and fervent, and confident, yet it did not reach so high a note as this:...

Psalms 108 Israel's Praise for Salvation _ 1. Israel's praise (Psalms 108:1)_ 2. The inheritance (Psalms 108:5) 3. Through God alone (Psalms 108:10) This Psalm is not a patchwork of two other Psalms as the critics declare (Psalms 72:8 and Psalm 60:7-14), but it comes in as a Psalm of David to give another hint on Israel's praise in the day of deliverance. Their heart is fixed to sing His praise. It is a praise not only amongst themselves, but a praise among the nations. Where they were once a byword they are now

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 composition from two Pss. originally distinct appears further from the fact that Psalms 57, 60 are Elohistic (p. 366) and stand naturally among the other Elohistic Pss., while Psalms 108 is also Elohistic, but stands among other Pss., all Yahwistic. The compiler has combined two portions of neighbouring Elohistic Pss., leaving the mark of Elohistic revision. Owing to the union of fragments, thanks and prayer come in the reverse order....

TITLE.. SONG. Hebrew _shir._ App-65. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ App-65. OF DAVID. Psalms 10 8Â-110 relate to the true David, and His humiliation, deliverance, and triumph. The first of fifteen Davidic Psalms in this fifth book. This subject appears in each book as the root and source of all blessing. Instead of. new Psalm being written for this subject here,. composite Psalm is formed by. combination of parts of Psalms 57:7 and Psalms 60:6. See the notes there. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. FIXED. steadfast. MY GLORY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the heart or tongue which gives the glory. Compare...

_David encourageth himself to praise God: he prayeth for God's assistance, according to his promise: his confidence in God's help._ A Song _or_ Psalm of David. _TITLE._ לדוד מזמור שׁיר _SHIIR MIZMOR LEDAVID._— The former part of this psalm is very little different from the last five verses of the 57th psalm, which David is supposed to have placed here, instead of those wherewith the 60th psalm begins, because he had now made some progress in those wars which he was but entering upon when he wrote the 60th psalm; and therefore here he begins to thank God for his mercy, as there he laments the ill condition of his affairs. We refer to the notes on the 57th and 60th psalms. Dr. Delaney observes, that the introduction to this psalm plainly shews David's situation to have been now very different from what it was when he wrote the 60th psalm: How finely, says he, is the noblest spirit of piet...