Psalms 108 – Praise and a Prayer for Victory
David's morning song of praise, joined to a prayer for God-given victory over enemies.
Following the sustained thanksgiving of Psalms 107, David wakes his harp and psaltery early to praise God among the nations before turning the chapter into a prayer for victory over Edom and Moab.
A Song [or] Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
\\108:1\\A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
\\108:2\\Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
\\108:3\\I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises to thee among the nations.
\\108:4\\For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth to the clouds.
\\108:5\\Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
\\108:6\\That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
\\108:7\\God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.
\\108:8\\Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;
\\108:9\\Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
\\108:10\\Who will bring me into the strong city: who will lead me into Edom?
\\108:11\\Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our armies?
\\108:12\\Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
\\108:13\\Through God we shall do valiantly: for he will tread down our enemies.