Psalms 108
108
PSALM 108
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Song or Psalm of David.
1My heart is fix'd, Lord; I will sing,
and with my glory praise.
2Awake up psaltery and harp;
myself I'll early raise.
3I'll praise thee 'mong the people, Lord;
'mong nations sing will I:
4For above heav'n thy mercy's great,
thy truth doth reach the sky.
5Be thou above the heavens, Lord,
exalted gloriously;
Thy glory all the earth above
be lifted up on high.
6That those who thy beloved are
delivered may be,
O do thou save with thy right hand,
and answer give to me.
7God in his holiness hath said,
Herein I will take pleasure;
Shechem I will divide, and forth
will Succoth's valley measure.
8Gilead I claim as mine by right;
Manasseh mine shall be;
Ephraim is of my head the strength;
Judah gives laws for me;
9Moab's my washing-pot; my shoe
I'll over Edom throw;
Over the land of Palestine
I will in triumph go.
10O who is he will bring me to
the city fortify'd?
O who is he that to the land
of Edom will me guide?
11O God, thou who hadst cast us off,
this thing wilt thou not do?
And wilt not thou, ev'n thou, O God,
forth with our armies go?
12Do thou from trouble give us help,
for helpless is man's aid.
13Through God we shall do valiantly;
our foes he shall down tread.
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Psalms 108
108
Psalm 108
This psalm is a song that David wrote.
A prayer for help #108:1 In this psalm, the first 5 verses come from Psalm 57 and the last 8 verses come from Psalm 60. Instead of writing a new psalm, the writer put together parts of two psalms that David wrote. In Psalm 57, David thanked God for helping him to fight his enemies. In Psalm 60, those enemies were Babylon and Edom.
1God, I have decided to trust you always.
I will sing songs to praise you,
with all that I am.
2I will pick up my harp and my lyre.
I will make music as the sun rises!
3 Lord, I will thank you in front of all the people.
I will sing to praise you,
so that all nations hear.
4Your faithful love is great.
It is higher than the skies.
Your truth reaches beyond the clouds.
5God, show how great you are,
high above the sky!
Let everybody on the earth see your glory.
6Use your power to rescue us!
Answer our prayers!
Then the people that you love will be safe.
7God has spoken from his holy place! #108:7 The holy place is God's home. Perhaps it was the temple in Jerusalem, or God's home in heaven.
He has promised:
‘I will show my power!
I will make Shechem into separate pieces.
I will measure Succoth Valley.
8Gilead belongs to me,
and so does Manasseh.
Ephraim is like my helmet for war.
Judah has the authority of my royal sceptre. #108:8 The first six places were all parts of Israel. They all belong to God. He will decide what to do with them. They will have important jobs, like Ephraim as a soldier and Judah as a judge.
9But Moab is the place where I wash my hands.
Edom is my servant.
I can throw my shoes at him!
I will shout aloud,
because I have won against the Philistines.’ #108:9 Moab, Edom and the Philistines were all enemies of Israel. God will use them like his servants, to do what he wants.
10Who will lead me into the strong city?
Who will take me to fight and win against Edom? #108:10 From verse 10 to the end, David is speaking again.
11God, have you really turned against us?
Will you not lead our armies into battle?
12Help us to fight against our enemies,
because help from men is useless!
13With God's help, we will win!
He will beat down our enemies for us.
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