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    Psalms · 13 verses

    Psalms 108

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    The song gives God a washbasin, a sandal to toss, and a shout of triumph—then, without so much as a musical interlude, asks whether God has rejected the army.

    The dawn, the territories, and the sandalvv. 1–9

    David begins with a steadfast heart and an unusually vigorous musical summons: the harp and lyre are to wake, while he undertakes to wake the dawn. His praise ranges beyond the heavens, and then God speaks from the sanctuary, parceling out Shechem and the Valley of Succoth, claiming Gilead and Manasseh, and assigning Judah the role of scepter. The grand procession ends in household footwear and plumbing: Moab is a washbasin, and Edom receives the sandal-toss.

    The question after the triumphvv. 10–13

    After God’s confident declaration, David turns to the fortified city and Edom, asking who will lead him there. The mood changes sharply: perhaps God has rejected them, perhaps God will no longer march with their armies. Human help is dismissed as worthless, and the psalm ends by placing valor and the trampling of enemies with God.

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    1. Ps 108:1A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.

    2. Ps 108:2Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

    3. Ps 108:3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.

    4. Ps 108:4For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

    5. Ps 108:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.

    6. Ps 108:6Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

    7. Ps 108:7God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.

    8. Ps 108:8Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.

    9. Ps 108:9Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

    10. Ps 108:10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

    11. Ps 108:11Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?

    12. Ps 108:12Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.

    13. Ps 108:13With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

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    Where this is echoed

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    • 1Psalms 57:7–11My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
    • 1Psalms 145:21–2My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
    • 1Psalms 104:33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
    • 1Psalms 71:15My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
    • 1Psalms 71:23–24When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
    • 1Psalms 68:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.
    • 4Psalms 36:5Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
    • 62 Chronicles 32:20–22In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
    • 1Psalms 71:8My mouth is filled with Your praise and with Your splendor all day long.
    • 3Psalms 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
    • 3Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
    • 5Psalms 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
    • 6Psalms 60:5–12Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
    • 13Psalms 118:6–13The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
    • 1Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
    • 1Psalms 34:1Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

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