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
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To the chief Musician. App-64 . 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
2. A confident prayer request 108:7-13The psalmist cited God’s promise to subdue the nations around Israel (Psalms 108:7-9). Then he expressed his confidence that victory was possible if God would grant it, but impossible if He would not. David was relying on Israel’s Warrior, not his army, to defeat the enemy. He realized and confessed that if victory depended on the sinful people, they would fall in defeat.This is a great expression of dependence on God and trust in Him for the deliverance He... 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
Psalms 108:1-13Two fragments of Davidic psalms are here tacked together with slight variations. Psalms 108:1-5 are from Psalms 57:7-11; Psalms 108:6-13 from Psalms 60:5-12. The return from Babylon would be an appropriate occasion for thus revivifying ancient words. We have seen in preceding psalms that Israel’s past drew the thoughts of the singers of that period, and the conjecture may be hazarded that the recent deliverance suggested to some devout man, whose mind was steeped in the songs of... read more
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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 108:13
Through God we shall do ... - This also is taken from Psalms 60:12, without change.Thus the psalm, though made up of parts of two separate psalms, is complete and continuous in itself. There is no break or discrepancy in the current of thought, but the unity is as perfect as though it had been an original composition. It is to be remarked, also, that though in the original psalms the parts which are used here have a different connection, and are separately complete there, yet as employed here,... read more