Psalms 108:1

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise,.... From hence to Psalms 108:6 the words are taken out of Ps 57:7, which see. Even with my glory; my tongue; in Psalms 57:8, it is read, "awake up my glory".

Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

Psalms 108 THE This Psalm is almost word for word taken out of two foregoing Psalms, the first five verses out of , and the rest out of , &c., to which the reader must resort for the explication of it. This only is observable, that the psalmist designing to take the body of this Psalm out of Psa 60, doth industriously lay aside that mournful preface, , and borrows one more pleasant out of Psa 57. The reason of which change is supposed to be this, that Psalms 60 was composed in the time of his danger and distress, and the latter after his deliverance. David rouseth up himself to praise the Lord, ; praying also for assistance, being fully assured of it, against his enemies, . Either, 1. With my heart or soul, which is fixed for that work, as he said in the former branch. Or rather, 2. With my tongue, which is called a man’ s glory, , compared with . So the first branch describes the fixedness of his heart, to which this adds the expressions of his mouth.

Psalms 108:1 « A Song [or] Psalm of David. » O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.Ver. 1. O God, my heart is fixed] For Psalms 108:1-5 of this psalm, see the notes on Psalms 57:7-11. And for Psalms 108:6-13, see the notes on Psalms 60:5-12.

PSALM CVIII The psalmist encourages himself to praise the Lord for mercies he had received, 1-5. He prays for the Divine succour, 6; and encourages the people to expect their restoration, and the enjoyment of all their former privileges and possessions, 7-13. NOTES ON PSALM CVIII This Psalm is compounded of two Psalms which we have had already under review. The Psalms 108:1-5, are the same with the Psalms 57:7-11 of Ps 57: And the Psalms 108:6-13, are the same with the Psalms 60:5-12 of Ps 60: The variations are few, and of little moment, and the explanation may be seen in the notes on the preceding Psalms, which need not be repeated here. That the Psalms referred to were made by David, and were applicable to the then state of his affairs, has been the opinion of many; and it is probable that the captives in Babylon composed this out of two above, and applied it to the state of their affairs. Their captivity being now ended, or nearly at an end they look and pray for their restoration to their own land, as amply as it was possessed in the most prosperous days of David. The Syriac considers it as a prophecy of the vocation of the Gentiles. The Hebrew and all the Versions attribute it to David. Verse 1. Even with my glory.] My greatest glory shall be in publishing thy praise. Some make the glory here to mean the LORD himself; some, the ARK of the covenant; some, the SOUL of the psalmist; others, his TONGUE; some, the GIFT OF PROPHECY; and some, the psalmist's SPIRIT or VEIN of poetry. See Clarke on Psalms 57:8.

1–5. Resolutions of joyous thanksgiving for past mercies, and prayer that God will manifest Himself as the supremely exalted Ruler of the world.

O God, my heart is fixed - Prepared, suited, ready. See the notes at Psalms 57:7.

1. Even with my glory—Or, Yea, my glory; that is, in my proper rank and renown as king and conqueror. David rouses all his powers of person and office to the delightful duty of praise.