Verse 9.—Moab, who had enticed Israel to impurity, is made a vessel for its purifying. PSALM 108 . -------------------- Wisdom Literature "And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?" Psalm 108:13 With God we perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies. In meditation, then, there must be a fixing of the heart upon the object, a steeping the thoughts, as holy David: "O God, my heart is fixed." As we know a garden which is watered with sudden showers is more uncertain in its fruit than when it is refreshed with a constant stream; so when our thoughts are sometimes on good things, and then run off; when they only take a glance of a holy object, and then flit away, there is not so much fruit brought into the soul. As if he could not be content with voice alone, but must use the well tuned strings, and communicate to them something of his own liveliness. (b) Different occasions may require it. Psalm 108 is the 108th psalm in the Book of Psalms.The first verse attributes it to King David, the author of many Psalms.It is a hymn, beginning in English "O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory" in the King James Version (KJV). Verse 11 (first clause).—Confidence in a frowning God. Charles Spurgeon. I shout in triumph over Philistia.” “Picture Edom in rebellion against Yahweh and his people. There may be all the more reason for our outspoken praise of God when we are in such circumstances. As this office was servile, so the vessels employed for this purpose were a mean part of household stuff. -------------------- John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible Psalms 108:6-9. The Psalm, thus interpreted, announces that Messiah's travail is ended, when the troubles of Israel are brought to a close. Spurgeon's wife said that if Spurgeon had never written any other work, this would have been a permanent literary memorial. Verse 11. ... Charles Spurgeon. Repetition is here sanctioned by inspiration. "I myself will awake early." Verse 11 (second clause).—Whether God will go forth with our hosts depends upon—Who they are? The Gospels His land should be rid in due time of those who had burdened it with wickedness. For his mercy endures forever." See 1Ch 17:1-27, and note that in the next chapter David began to act vigorously against his enemies, even as in this Psalm he vows to do. Home conquests come first. Under the leadership of the Almighty, he felt so secure of conquering even fierce Edom itself that he looks upon it as a mere slave, over which he could exult with impunity. Go to, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. The tongue, being considered the best member, is here described as the glory of man—as that which tends to elevate him in the scale of creation; and therefore the pious man resolves to employ his speech in giving utterance to the goodness of God. They shall fall before him, and as they lie prostrate he shall march over them, and all the hosts of his people with him. Thy right hand shall thy people aid; Ruth 4:7. He can bring us into the strong city even by such weak weapons as we wield today. "He shall tread down our enemies." Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. T. W. Chambers, D. D. I. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 57:7-11; Psalms 108. Some singers had need to awake, for they sing in drawling tones, as if they were half asleep; the tune drags wearily along, there is no feeling or sentiment in the singing, but the listener hears only a dull mechanical sound, as if the choir ground out the notes from a worn-out barrel-organ. Praise with musical instruments - lute and harp. We long for the time when God shall be universally worshipped, and his glory in the gospel shall be everywhere made known. Charles Spurgeon. Verse 12.—The failure of human help is often. 5a Ps. And tread the foe beneath our feet; As men wash their feet after a long journey, and so are revived, so vanquished difficulties serve to refresh us: we use Moab for a washpot. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Praise for His mercy and truth - verse 4. He who gives us Gilead and Manasseh will not fail to put the rest of the promised territory into our hands. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. The Old Testament See 2Sa 8:2; 1Ch 18:1-2, 12-13. God is glorified by the praise of his redeemed, and the instrument whereby it is effected is man's glory. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Sometimes a nation seems to hang upon the petitions of one man. He would march to battle praising Jehovah, and when he had conquered he would make the captured cities ring with Jehovah's praises. Psalms 108 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. Hold not Thy peace, O God of my praise. Conflict. We have before us THE WARRIOR'S MORNING SONG, with which he adores his God and strengthens his heart before entering upon the conflicts of the day. Through thee our faith shall hills remove, - A Song or Psalm of David, - To be sung jubilantly as a national hymn, or solemnly as a sacred Psalm. That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Indeed; meditation is not only the busying the thoughts, but the centring of them; not only the employing of them, but the staking them down upon some spiritual affair. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. His Profanity! Passwords should have at least 6 characters. We will Philistia's land invade. General Epistles O for more of this real and living faith. I know one man who is using these devotionals daily in discipling his daughters. Verse 1. And fill with sacred melody This is an excellent resource for ideas and quotes if you are preaching or teaching the Psalms. When the soul, meditating upon something divine, saith as the disciples in the transfiguration (Mat 17:4), "It is good to be here.". He only mentioned his distress after setting his heart and mind right with praise from his entire being. If God has spoken we may well be glad: the very fact of a divine revelation is a joy. We cannot find it in our heart to dismiss this psalm by merely referring the reader first to Psalms 57:7-11 and then to Psalms 60:5-12, though it will be at once seen that those two portions of Scripture are almost identical with the verses before us.      The glory, Lord, be thine. We need not that any new agency should be created, God can strengthen our present hosts and enable them to do all that is needed; all that is wanted even for the conquest of a world is that the Lord go forth with such forces as we already have. I will call up the dawn. To be sung jubilantly as a national hymn, or solemnly as a sacred psalm. 1. Verse 7.—Faith closing with a promise, will furnish joy to the believer before he enjoys the performance of it: "God hath spoken," saith he, "I will rejoice.". 106:1) ... "Psalm 108" Note the different application of the words as they are used in Psalms 57 and 60. Psalms 108 . Psalm 108:7. The New Testament David had done so in his youth, and he is all the more sure of doing it again. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. [2] [3] John Paul II said that the fusion of Psalms 57 and 60 with Psalm 108 shows that "Israel, already in the Old Testament, was re-using and bringing up-to-date the Word of God revealed". David felt that the case demanded the right hand of God,—his wisest, speediest, and most efficient interposition, and he feels sure of obtaining it for himself, since his cause involved the safety of the chosen people. Judah is my king." "I will praise the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. In Psa 57:7-11 these notes of praise follow prayer and grow out of it; but in this case the psalmist begins at once to sing and give praise, and afterwards prays to God in a remarkably confident manner, so that he seems rather to seize the blessing than to entreat for it. Psalm 108:1-5. Thus in gracious and flattering words, the victor addresses his confederates and subjects. It is a blessed thought, and this is what faith has to lay hold of now, even in the time of trial, that our blessing and God's glory are one, only we must put his glory first. We think too much of God's foes and talk of them with too much respect. The soul when it meditates lays a command on itself, that the thoughts which are otherwise flitting and feathery should fix upon its object; and so this duty is very advantageous. Psalm 108:3 I will praise You, O LORD, among the peoples; I will sing Your praises among the nations. Yet never sleep the sun up; prayer should "And thy truth teacheth unto the clouds." "Answer me, that thy many beloved ones may be delivered:" it is an urgent prayer. I will call up the dawn. The best and brightest hours of the day shall find me heartily aroused to bless my God. Psalms. 107-119 (Book 5a) This work is a compilation drawn, with permission, from the best on the web for viewing Spurgeon’s sermons (www.spurgeon.org ). The height of our praising of God is to put the work of praising God upon himself, and to point him out unto others as going about the magnifying of his own name, and to be glad for it, as here; "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.". The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, As each section was completed it was published as a volume until the seventh and final volume was released in 1885. Edom is already treated as a vassal state, Psa 108:9. So ask seriously and often, that thy heart may be ready, and may also be fixed, and this by a habit which brings readiness and fixedness, as in other holy duties, so in that of meditation. A Song or Psalm of David. Henceforth he would apportion the kingdoms of the world and subdue them unto himself at his own holy will. Verse 10. To be sung jubilantly as a national hymn, or solemnly as a sacred psalm. Psalms 107:4. Here is ample space for the loudest chorus, and a subject which deserves thunders of praise. General Epistles It is true that most of the commentators have done so, and we are not so presumptuous as to dispute their wisdom; but we hold for ourselves that the words would not have been repeated if there had not been an object for so doing, and that this object could not have been answered if every hearer of it had said, "Ah, we had that before, and therefore we need not meditate upon it again." Call him not so, but call him His Blasphemy! Verse 3.—We must not restrain praise because we are overheard by strangers, nor because the listeners are heathen, or ungodly, or are numerous, or are likely to oppose. 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Bible / Our Library / Bible Commentaries / John Gill's Exposition of the Bible / Psalms / Psalms 108; Share Tweet. Wisdom Literature I here devote my utmost skill Verse 6.—That thy beloved may be delivered, etc. Used by Permission. A distinct reason for hope to light upon. If well I know the tuneful art "And mete out the valley of Succoth." The wheels of a chariot revolve, but the axletree turns not; the sails of a mill move with the wind, but the mill itself moves not; the earth is carried round its orbit, but its centre is fixed. David looked for his conquest to Jehovah's infinite power and he looked not in vain. In all worship this should be the personal resolve of each worshipper: "I myself will awake.". Steve Rutledge. Verse 4. Johannine Writings In the latter, they are eucharistic for mercies already received, and descriptive of the glorious things which God has prepared for his Son and for Israel his people. Foes must be dislodged from Israel's territory, and lands properly settled and managed. A song of imprecation. Psalm 108:1 A Song or Psalm of David. who will lead me into Edom?" Treasury of David. This tribe furnished David with more than twenty thousand "mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers:" the faithful loyalty of this band was, no doubt, a proof that the rest of the tribe were with him, and so he regarded them as the helmet of the state, the guard of his royal crown. So should a Christian be able, amidst changing scenes and changing fortunes, to say, "O God, my heart is fixed, my heart is fixed.". The two Psalms, 117th and 118th, are placed together because, though each is a distinct portion in itself, the 117th is an exordium to that which follows it, an address and an invitation to the Gentile and heathen world to acknowledge and praise Jehovah. 3. Poetical Books Released in 2001 on the Psalmody album. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Spurgeon describes it as "The prayer of the aged believer". Audio/MP3 by Joe Morecraft III. 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. He had but one theme, he sang Jehovah and none beside, and his work being thus made of gold, silver, and precious stones, has endured the fiery ordeal of time, and was never more prized than at this day. If God calls David to take Petra, he shall take Petra. of Scripture. "Commentary on Psalms 108:4". Psalms 108:9 HCSB Moab is My washbasin; I throw My sandal on Edom. 3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy 2. The word in the Hebrew signifies, first, ready, or prepared. Psalm 108:36-37. It was fulfilled to David, but it remains true to the Son of David and all who are on his side. Psalms 108:1-5. Verse 7.—"God hath spoken" the word of assurance. Verse 8.—"Judah is my lawgiver." There are times when to answer me is to deliver the church—at such times I have a powerful plea. Psalm 81:2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Now thou arrayest thine awful face Jesus the sole and only lawmaker in the church. David is claiming the kingdom which God promised to him by the mouth of Samuel the prophet; — looking first upon the kingdom itself, and then upon the surrounding territories, and laying hold upon them all as his own because God had given them to him. Psalm 108:13 With God we perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies. 106:1) ... "Psalm 108" Note the different application of the words as they are used in Psalms 57 and 60. we need not be discouraged if we perceive no secondary agent, for we may then fall back upon the great Promiser himself, and believe that he himself will perform his word unto us. "That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me." The greatness of the attributes mercy and truth we have in Psa 108:4, "Thy truth reaches unto the clouds"; and there is an answerable greatness in his praises of God for them, Psa 108:5: "Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth." https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/spe/psalms-108.html. Praise with song - I will sing. Historical Books -------------------- "Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible". Let thy praise be according to the greatness of thy mercy. "Even with my glory"—with my intellect, my tongue, my poetic faculty, my musical skill, or whatever else causes me to be renowned, and confers honour upon me. He has devoured the widow's house, and yet he prays. (a) Different experiences may require it. Secure of thy compassion still. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. No other tribe could lawfully govern but Judah: till Shiloh came the divine decree fixed the legal power in that state. We ought never to fear those who are defending the wrong side, for since God is not with them their wisdom is folly, their strength is weakness, and their glory is their shame. I have it already, and it is to me the token and assurance that the rest of the promised heritage will also come into my possession in due time. Verse 9.—"Over Edom will I cast my shoe." PSALM 108 OVERVIEW.. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. THE IMPRECATION OF WRATH (vers. Major Prophets Praise with excellence - with my glory. The prayer in Psalms 57:1, which preceded the praise, was earnest, and fervent, and confident, yet it did not reach so high a note as this: —. To us also there is no lawgiver but our Lord who sprang out of Judah; and whenever Rome, or Canterbury, or any other power shall attempt to set up laws and ordinances for the church, we have but one reply—"Judah is my lawgiver." Hold not Thy peace, O God of my praise. 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