Old Testament Reading

Psalms

Chapter 108

Psalms 108 (NIV)

1My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my soul.

2Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

3I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.

4For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth.

6Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.

7God has spoken from his sanctuary: "In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth.

8Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter.

9Moab is my washbasin, upon Edom I toss my sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph."

10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

11Is it not you, O God, you who have rejected us and no longer go out with our armies?

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

13With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.

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Ps.108.1-13

Ps 108 This psalm combines two excerpts from David’s other psalms (cp. 57:5, 7-11; 60:5-12).

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Jesus and the apostles loved the book of Psalms—they quoted from it and lived out of it. These ancient prayers and praises of Israel provide a bridge between the Old Testament and the New Testament; the themes introduced in the psalms find further development in the New Testament. Where David’s dynasty failed, Jesus gives hope. Yet, certain expectations that emerge in the book of Psalms still remain for the future, namely that God’s people will completely fulfill his purposes and that all nations will submit to the Messiah. Summary The psalms, like all Scripture, are inspired and given by God (see 2 Tim 3:16). Yet each psalm originated with a human author as a prayer or praise to the Lord. The psalms are diverse: The Psalter includes laments, praise psalms, wisdom, thanksgiving, reflections on God’s actions, celebrations of God’s revelation, and worship. The first two psalms serve as an introduction to the entire Psalter (the book of Psalms). Psalm 1 describes a godly person who delights in God, lives by divine instruction, and is not influenced by evildoers. Psalm 1 points to three questions: (1) Is there forgiveness for sins? (2) Why do the godly suffer? and (3) Why do t...

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The Book of Psalms Purpose To offer praise and prayer to God, to supply God’s people with texts for worship, and to provide reflection on the sovereignty of God and some of life’s toughest questions Author Various; nearly half are linked with David Date Written over the course of many centuries; the process of collecting and editing was likely completed after the Babylonian exile Setting Varied, but a postexilic setting accounts for much of the editorial activity and grouping of the psalms

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psalms 57:5

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psalms 57:7-11

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psalms 60:5-12

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