NASB — Psalms 108 — KJV

God Praised and Supplicated to Give Victory.

A Song, a Psalm of David.

  1 aMy heart° is steadfast°, O God°;
  I will sing°, I will sing° praises°, even° with my Isoul°.
  2 Awake°, harp° and lyre°;
  I will awaken° the dawn°!
  3 I will give° thanks° to You, O LORD°, among the peoples°,
  And I will sing° praises° to You among the nations°.
  4 For Your alovingkindness° is great° babove°° the heavens°,
  And Your truth° [reaches] to the skies°.
  5 aBe exalted°, O God°, above° the heavens°,
  And Your glory° above° all° the earth°.
  6 aThat Your beloved° may be delivered°,
  Save° with Your right° hand°, and answer° me!

[1] ILit glory aPs 57:7-11; 108:1-5
[4] aNu 14:18; Dt 7:9; Ps 36:5; 100:5; Mi 7:18-20 bPs 113:4
[5] aPs 57:5
[6] aPs 60:5-12; 108:6-13

  7 ¶ God° has spoken° in His Iholiness°:
  “I will exult°, I will portion° out Shechem°
  And measure° out the valley° of Succoth°.
  8 “Gilead° is Mine, Manasseh° is Mine;
  Ephraim° also is the Ihelmet° of My head°;
  aJudah° is My IIscepter°.
  9 “Moab° is My washbowl°;
  Over° Edom° I shall throw° My shoe°;
  Over° Philistia° I will shout° aloud°.”

[7] IOr sanctuary
[8] ILit protection IIOr lawgiver aGn 49:10

  10aWho° will bring° me into the besieged° city°?
  Who° Iwill lead° me to Edom°?
  11 Have not You Yourself, O God°, arejected° us?
  And will You not go° forth° with our armies°, O God°?
  12 Oh give° us help° against° the adversary°,
  For adeliverance° Iby man° is in vain°.
  13 IThrough God° we will do° valiantly°,
  And ait is He who shall tread° down° our adversaries°.

[10] IOr has led aPs 60:9
[11] aPs 44:9
[12] ILit of aIs 30:3
[13] IOr In or With aIs 60:12; 63:1-4


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David encourageth himself to praise God.

1 ¶ [[A Songº [or] Psalmº of David.]]º O God,º my heartº is fixed;ºª I will singºª and give praise,ºª even² with my glory.º 2 Awake,ºª psalteryº and harp:º I [myself] will awakeºª early.º 3 I will praiseºª thee, O LORD,º among the people:º and I will sing praisesºª unto thee among the nations.º 4 For² thy mercyº [is] greatº above²² the heavens:º and thy truthº [reacheth] unto² the clouds.º

[1] Ex 15:1; Ps 16:9; 30:12; 34:1; 57:7; 60:5; 68:1; 71:8, 15, 23; 104:33; 105:1, 6; 138:1; 145:1, 21; 146:1.
[2] Jg 5:12; Ps 33:2; 57:8; 69:30; 81:2; 92:1; 103:22.
[3] Ps 22:22, 27; 96:10; 117:1; 138:4; Zp 3:14, 20.
[4] Ps 36:5; 85:10; 89:2, 5; 103:11; Is 55:9; Mi 7:18; Ep 2:4.

He prayeth for God's assistance according to his promise.

5 Be thou exalted,ºª O God,º above² the heavens:º and thy gloryº above² all² the earth;º 6 That² thy belovedº may be delivered:ºª saveºª [with] thy right hand,º and answerºª me. 7 Godº hath spokenºª in his holiness;º I will rejoice,ºª I will divideºª Shechem,º and mete outºª the valleyº of Succoth.º 8 Gileadº [is] mine; Manassehº [is] mine; Ephraimº also [is] the strengthº of mine head;º Judahº [is] my lawgiver;ºª 9 Moabº [is] my washpot;ºº over² Edomº will I cast outºª my shoe;º over² Philistiaº will I triumph.ºª 10 Who² will bringºª me into the strongº city?º who² will leadºª me into² Edom?º

[5] 1Ch 29:10; Ps 8:1; 21:13; 57:5, 11; 72:19; 148:13; Is 6:3; Mt 6:9, 13.
[6] Ex 15:6; Dt 33:12; 2S 12:25; 1K 18:24, 26, 29, 36; 2Ch 32:20; Ps 35:1; 54:1; 60:5; 98:1; 144:5; Is 51:2; 65:24; Jr 33:3; Mt 3:17; 17:5; Ro 1:7; Ep 1:6; Col 3:12.
[7] Gn 33:17; Jsh 17:7; 20:7; 24:1; Jg 8:5; 2S 7:20; Ps 16:9; 89:35; Am 4:2; 1P 1:3, 8; 2P 1:3.
[8] Gn 49:10; Dt 33:17; Jsh 13:8; 1S 28:4; 2S 2:8; 5:5; Ps 122:5.
[9] Ru 4:7; 2S 8:1; 21:15; Ps 60:8; Is 14:29; Jn 13:8, 14.
[10] Ps 20:6; 60:1; Is 63:1; Jr 49:7; Ob 1:3.

His confidence in God's help.

11 [Wilt] not² [thou], O God,º [who] hast cast us off?ºª and wilt not² thou, O God,º go forthºª with our hosts?º 12 Giveºª us helpº from trouble:º² for vainº [is] the helpº of man.º 13 Through Godº we shall doºª valiantly:º for he² [it is that] shall tread downºª our enemies.º

[11] Nu 10:9; Dt 20:3; 1S 17:26, 36; 29:1; 2Ch 13:12; 14:11; 20:15; Ps 44:9.
[12] Jb 9:13; 16:2; Ps 20:1; 146:3; Is 2:22; 30:3; 31:3; Jr 17:5; Lm 4:17.
[13] Jg 15:8; 2Ch 20:12; Ps 18:29, 42; 60:12; 118:6; 144:1; Is 25:10; 63:3; Ro 16:20; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 2:14; Ep 6:10.


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