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Text -- Psalms 108:1-13 (NET)
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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 .
108:12 Give us help against the enemy , for any help men might offer is futile .
108:13 By God’s power we will conquer ; he will trample down our enemies .
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NET Notes: Psa 108:1 Heb “also my glory,” but this makes little sense in the context. Some view the term כָּבוֹד (...
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NET Notes: Psa 108:2 BDB 1007 s.v. שַׁחַר takes “dawn” as an adverbial accusative, though others understand it as a personi...
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NET Notes: Psa 108:5 Heb “over all the earth [be] your splendor.” Though no verb appears, the tone of the statement is a prayer or wish. (Note the imperative f...
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NET Notes: Psa 108:6 Or “may be rescued.” The lines are actually reversed in the Hebrew text: “So that the ones you love may be rescued, deliver by your ...
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NET Notes: Psa 108:7 Shechem stands for the territory west of the Jordan River; the valley of Succoth represents the region east of the Jordan.
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NET Notes: Psa 108:8 Judah, like Ephraim, was the other major tribe west of the Jordan River. The Davidic king, symbolized here by the royal scepter, came from this tribe.
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NET Notes: Psa 108:9 Heb “over Edom I will throw my sandal.” The point of the metaphor is not entirely clear. Some interpret this as idiomatic for “takin...
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NET Notes: Psa 108:10 The psalmist speaks again and acknowledges his need for help in battle. He hopes God will volunteer, based on the affirmation of sovereignty over Edom...
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