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 108:7-11 , and the rest out of Psalm sixtieth, from 5-12. The reader, therefore, is referred to the exposition already given of those Psalms. David thanks God for personal mercies, Psalms 108:1-5 . Prays for national mercies, Psalms 108:6-13 . read more
Psalms 107-108 Specific thanksgivingsPsalms 107:0 seems to be particularly appropriate to the time of the Jews’ return to their homeland after their exile in Babylon. It is a song of thanksgiving to be sung by those who have been saved from some great affliction or danger (107:1-3). Four different cases are introduced by verses 4, 10, 17 and 23. Each of the cases describes the danger, notes the prayer, outlines the answer and concludes with a word of instruction and warning.The first... read more
Title. A Song. Hebrew shir. App-65 . Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65 . of David. Psalms 10:0 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 a new Psalm being written for this subject here, a composite Psalm is formed by a combination of parts of Psalms 57:7-11 and Psalms 60:6-12 . See the notes there. God. Hebrew. ... read more
PSALM 108A COMPOSITE OF PS. 57:7-11 UNITED WITH PS. 60:5-12"My heart is fixed, O God;I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.Awake, psaltery and harp:I myself will awake right early.I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples;And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens;And thy truth reacheth unto the skies.Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,And thy glory above all the earth.That thy beloved may be... read more
Psalms 108:0. 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... read more
1. A triumphant praise declaration 108:1-6David praised God exultantly for His great love and His amazing faithfulness. He wanted God to exalt Himself over all the earth and to deliver him from his affliction. read more
Psalms 108This song is evidently the product of someone who pieced together sections of other Davidic psalms for the Israelites to use in public worship. Psalms 108:1-5 are very similar to Psalms 57:7-11, and Psalms 108:6-13 are identical with Psalms 60:5-12. [Note: See my comments on these verses elsewhere in these notes.] The theme of this psalm is trust in God because of His promises, i.e., because of their past and future fulfillment. read more
This is a composite Psalms 1-5 is practically Psalms 57:7-11; Psalms 57:6-11 is the same as Psalms 60:5-12. For notes on individual vv. the reader is referred to these two Pss. Probably the two fragments were brought together in a separate collection from Book 2, and subsequent perhaps to the formation of that book. This Ps. preserves its Elohistic character. It bears the title, ’A Song, a Psalm of David.’ It is one of the Pss. for Ascension Day. read more
The Life of Praise Psalms 108:1 I. Unselfishness of Praise. To praise is more unselfish than even to pray and thank. You will not expect me to underrate or minimize the need of prayer. But yet though to pray is according to the will of God, there is an element or selfishness in prayer. We are asking something for ourselves, or for others, for those we love; we are in the attitude of receivers when we pray rather than that of givers. You will not expect me to minimize the need and glory of... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 108:1
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... read more