Psalm 108

A Plea for Victory

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1} A song. A Davidic psalm.

My heart is confident, God;^(a)
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being.^(b)^(A)

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Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.^(B)

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I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.^(C)

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For Your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.^(D)

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God, be exalted above the heavens,^(E)
and let Your glory be over the whole earth.^(F)

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Save with Your right hand and answer me
so that those You love may be rescued.^(G)

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God has spoken in His sanctuary:^(c)
“I will triumph!
I will divide up Shechem.^(H)
I will apportion the Valley of Succoth.^(I)

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Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine,
and Ephraim is My helmet;^(J)
Judah is My scepter.^(K)

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Moab is My washbasin;^(L)
I throw My sandal on Edom.^(M)
I shout in triumph over Philistia.”^(N)

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Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?^(O)

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God, haven’t You rejected us?
God, You do not march out with our armies.^(P)

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Give us aid against the foe,
for human help is worthless.^(Q)

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With God we will perform valiantly;^(R)
He will trample our foes.^(S)

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 108:1: Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr add my heart is confident

b. Psalm 108:1: Lit praises, even my glory

c. Psalm 108:7: Or has promised by His holy nature

Cross references:

A. Psalm 108:1: Psalm 59:17; Psalm 112:7

B. Psalm 108:2: Judges 5:12; Psalm 33:2; Psalm 81:2

C. Psalm 108:3: Psalm 9:11; Psalm 18:49

D. Psalm 108:4: Psalm 36:5; Psalm 103:11

E. Psalm 108:5: Psalm 113:4

F. Psalm 108:1: Psalm 57:7-11

G. Psalm 108:6: Psalm 17:7; Psalm 20:6; Psalm 138:7

H. Psalm 108:7: Genesis 12:6; Genesis 33:18

I. Psalm 108:7: Genesis 33:17

J. Psalm 108:8: Deuteronomy 33:17; Joshua 13:31

K. Psalm 108:8: Genesis 49:10

L. Psalm 108:9: 2 Samuel 8:2

M. Psalm 108:9: 2 Samuel 8:14

N. Psalm 108:9: 2 Samuel 8:1

O. Psalm 108:10: Jeremiah 1:18

P. Psalm 108:11: Psalm 44:9

Q. Psalm 108:12: Psalm 146:3

R. Psalm 108:13: Numbers 24:18; Psalm 44:5; Psalm 118:15-16

S. Psalm 108:6: Psalm 60:5-12