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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 108
David praises and exalts God—Judah (through Christ) is the Lord's
lawgiver.
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A Song or Psalm of David.
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1 O GOD, my heart is
fixed; I will asing 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.
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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 abeloved may be
bdelivered: save with thy right hand, and answer
me.
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7 God hath spoken ain 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
heada; Judah is my
lawgiver;
9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
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8a Ephraim also is the strength of
mine head This repeats what was stated in Psalms 60:7. Ephraim is
placed at the head relates to the fact that Ephraim was the Lord's firstborn,
the son of the covenant and stands at the head of Israel. Jesus uses both
the house of Ephraim and Judah, that the written Bible has come forth of the
Jews and as Christ is of the blood of Judah though legally the head of Israel
and the heir of Ephraim (see Messiah ben David ~
Messiah ben Joseph).
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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?
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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.
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