David encourages himself to praise God, 1-4. He prays for God's assistance according to his promise, 5-10. His confidence in God's help, 11-13.
1 [A Song or Psalm of David.]
O God, my heart is fixed./
I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
2 Awake, psaltery and harp./
I myself will awake early.
3 I will praise you, O LORD, among the people,/
and I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4 For your mercy is great above the heavens/
and your truth reaches to the clouds.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,/
and your glory above all the earth,
6 So that your beloved may be delivered./
Save with your right hand, and answer me.
7 God has spoken in his holiness: "I will rejoice./
I will divide Shechem/
and measure out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine./
Manasseh is mine./
Ephraim also is the strength of my head./
Judah is my lawgiver.
9 Moab is my wash-pot./
Over Edom I will cast out my shoe./
Over Philistia I will triumph."
10 Who will bring me into the strong city?/
Who will lead me into Edom?
11 Will you not, O God, who have cast us off?/
And will you not, O God, go forth with our armies?
12 Give us help from trouble,/
for vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly,/
for he will tread down our enemies.
Matthew Henry Commentary - Psalms, Chapter 108[➚]
John Calvin's Chapter Summary:
Calvin did not provide a summary of Psalm 108.