Psalms 108
1 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 thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Study Helps
Glossary
- Shechem Place v. 7
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.
- Valley of Succoth Place v. 7
- Biblical valley. Modern identification: Tell Deir Alla.
- Gilead Place v. 8
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.
- Edom Place v. 9-10
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.
- Moab Place v. 9
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Philistia Place v. 9
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Ashkelon.
- City People v. 10
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).