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Psalm 108
108:1 A song , a psalm of David . I am determined , O God ! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart . 108:2 Awake , O stringed instrument and harp ! I will wake up at dawn ! 108:3 I will give you thanks before the nations , O Lord ! I will sing praises to you before foreigners ! 108:4 For your loyal love extends beyond the sky , and your faithfulness reaches the clouds . 108:5 Rise up above the sky , O God ! May your splendor cover the whole earth ! 108:6 Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe . 108:7 God has spoken in his sanctuary : “I will triumph ! I will parcel out Shechem , the valley of Succoth I will measure off. 108:8 Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh ! Ephraim is my helmet , Judah my royal scepter . 108:9 Moab is my wash basin . I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia .” 108:10 Who will lead me into the fortified city ? Who will bring me to Edom ? 108:11 Have you not rejected us, O God ? O God , you do not go into battle with our armies .

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  • [Psa 108:1] My Heart Is Fixed, O God (psalter)
  • [Psa 108:1] My Steadfast Heart, O God
  • [Psa 108:1] O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou The Lord Thy
  • [Psa 108:1] Singing Glory!
  • [Psa 108:4] Thou Hidden Love Of God

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • 57:6 Now David spoke of himself as a wild animal whom hunters were trying to snare. However, he believed that his hunters would fall into their own trap (cf. 7:15; 9:15; 35:8).57:7-10 In anticipation of his deliverance David ...
  • 60:1-3 In the battle with the Arameans, Israel's enemy overcame her temporarily. David viewed this defeat as punishment from the Lord. He called out in prayer for national restoration. Since God had allowed the defeat, He was...
  • 72:15-17 In return for his beneficent rule the king would receive the blessing of his people. They would express their gratitude by bringing him wealth (cf. 1 Kings 10:10) and by praying for him. As a result of his good influ...
  • There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110; 122; 124; 131; 133; 138-145), Solomon wrote one (127), and the remaining 28 are anonymous. Psalms 113-118 compose the so-called Egyptian...
  • This song is evidently the product of someone who pieced together sections of other Davidic psalms so the Israelites could use them for public worship. Verses 1-5 are very similar to 57:7-11, and verses 6-3 are identical with...
  • The psalmist cited God's promise to subdue the nations around Israel (vv. 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 Wa...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
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