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Psalms Chapter 108 (BBE)

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Psalms 108 – Praise and a Prayer for Victory
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1 <A Song. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.

2 Give out your sounds, O corded instruments: the dawn will be awaking with my song.

3 I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make melody to you among the nations.

4 For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.

5 Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.

6 Let your right hand be stretched out for salvation, and give me an answer, so that your loved ones may be safe from danger.

7 This is the word of the holy God: I will be glad; I will make Shechem a heritage, measuring out the valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

9 Moab is my washpot; on Edom is the resting-place of my shoe; over Philistia will I send out a glad cry.

10 Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?

11 Have you not sent us away from you, O God? and you go not out with our armies.

12 Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

13 With God we will do great things; for by him will our haters be crushed underfoot.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Psalm 108 about?
It opens with a vow to praise God with a "fixed" heart and sing among the nations (vv.1-4), then declares that God has claimed lands like Shechem, Succoth, and Gilead as his own (vv.7-9), closing with a plea for help against Israel's enemies.
What does verse 9 mean by "Moab is my washpot"?
In v.9, "Moab is my washpot" and "over Edom will I cast out my shoe" are pictures of God claiming lordship over neighboring nations, while he says he will "triumph" over Philistia.
How does the psalm end?
It closes on dependence rather than confidence in numbers: "vain is the help of man" (v.12), but "through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies" (v.13). Compare the similar wording in Psalms 57:7-11.

Today's Verse

And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me?

Genesis 31:36 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

Its closing confidence, 'through God we shall do valiantly,' echoes the earlier Psalms 57:7-11, which shares much of this chapter's wording, and leads next into Psalms 109.