Psalms 108:9

. That thy beloved may be delivered,.... From hence to the end of the psalm the words are taken out of Psalms 60:5. See Gill on "Psalms 60:5". Psalms 108:7 Ver. 7. See Gill on "Psalms 60:6". Psalms 108:8 Ver. 8. See Gill on "Psalms 60:7". Psalms 108:9 Ver. 9. Over Philistia will I triumph,.... In Psalms 60:8, it is, "Philistia, triumph thou because of me"; See Gill on "Psalms 60:8". Psalms 108:10 Ver. 10. See Gill on "Psalms 60:9". Psalms 108:11 Ver. 11. And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?.... In Psalms 60:10, it is, "and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies". See Gill on "Psalms 60:10". Psalms 108:12 Ver. 12. See Gill on "Psalms 60:11". Psalms 108:13 Ver. 13. See Gill on "Psalms 60:12". John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. 1. I was little among my brethren, and a youth in my father's house; I fed my father's sheep. 2. My hands made (or used) the organ; and my fingers fitted (or played on) the psaltery or harp: 3. And who hath declared to my Lord? he is Lord, he hath heard. 4. He sent his angel, and took me from my father's sheep; and anointed me with the oil of his anointing, 5. My brethren were goodly and great; and the Lord delighted not in them. 6. I went forth to meet the stranger (the Philistine), and he cursed me by his idols: 7. And I threw at him three stones into his forehead, by the power of the Lord, and laid him prostrate {z}. 8. I drew out the sword from him; I cut off his head, and took away reproach from the children of Israel. {z} This verse is only in the Arabic version.   John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible.

108:1-13 We may usefully select passages from different psalms, as here, Ps 57; 60, to help our devotions, and enliven our gratitude. When the heart is firm in faith and love, the tongue, being employed in grateful praises, is our glory. Every gift of the Lord honours and profits the possessor, as it is employed in God's service and to his glory. Believers may pray with assured faith and hope, for all the blessings of salvation; which are secured to them by the faithful promise and covenant of God. Then let them expect from him help in every trouble, and victory in every conflict. Whatever we do, whatever we gain, God must have all the glory. Lord, visit all our souls with this salvation, with this favour which thou bearest to thy chosen people.

Verse 9. - Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I east out my shoe. Identical with the first two clauses of Psalm 60:8 . Over Philistia will I triumph. In Psalm 60:8 the expression used is different. There we have, "Philistia, triumph thou over me," or, "because of me." Apparently the compiler has not understood David's irony, and has therefore changed the form of the verb. Psalm 108:9

PSALM 108 Ps 108:1-13. This Psalm is composed of Ps 108:1-5 of Ps 57:7-11; and Ps 108:6-12 of Ps 60:5-12. The varieties are verbal and trivial, except that in Ps 108:9, "over Philistia will I triumph," differs from Ps 60:8, the interpretation of which it confirms. Its altogether triumphant tone may intimate that it was prepared by David, omitting the plaintive portions of the other Psalms, as commemorative of God's favor in the victories of His people.

9 . The neighbouring nations are reduced to servitude. In striking contrast to the honour assigned to Ephraim and Judah is the disgrace of Moab and Edom. Moab, notorious for its pride ( Isaiah 16:6 ), is compared to the vessel which is brought to the victorious warrior to wash his feet in when he returns from battle. The old enemy of God and His people is degraded to do menial service: in other words, it becomes a subject and a vassal. In close connexion with this metaphor the next line may be rendered, Unto Edom will I cast my shoe. Edom is like the slave to whom the warrior flings his sandals to carry or to clean. Haughty and defiant Edom ( Obadiah 1:3-4 ) must perform the duty of the lowest slave (cp. Matthew 3:11 ). The R.V. renders, Upon Edom will I cast my shoe. This would mean, ‘I will take possession of Edom,’ in allusion to an oriental custom of taking possession of land by casting the shoe upon it; but the first explanation agrees best with the context. over Philistia will I triumph ] Or, will I shout in triumph. This reading gives a good and simple sense, and may possibly be the original reading. For the various explanations of the difficult text in Psalm 60:8 , shout thou because of me , see note there. The LXX has the same rendering in both places, ἐμοὶ ( οἰ ) ἀλλόφυλοι ὑπετάγησαν , ‘unto me the aliens are subjected.’

Psalm 60:7-14 forms this second half. The clause expressing the purpose with למען, as in its original, has the following הושׁיעה for its principal clause upon which it depends. Instead of ועננוּ, which one might have expected, the expression used here is וענני without any interchange of the mode of writing and of reading it; many printed copies have ועננו here also; Baer, following Norzi, correctly has וענני. Instead of ולי...לי, Psalm 60:9 , we here read לי...לי, which is less soaring. And instead of Cry aloud concerning me, O Philistia do I shout for joy (the triumphant cry of the victor); in accordance with which Hupfeld wishes to take התרועעי in the former as infinitive: "over (עלי instead of עלי) Philistia is my shouting for joy" (התרועעי instead of התרועעי, since the infinitive does not admit of this pausal form of the imperative). For עיר מצור we have here the more usual form of expression עיר מבצר. Psalm 108:12 is weakened by the omission of the אתּה (הלא).

tter after his deliverance. David rouseth up himself to praise the Lord, Psa_108:1-4; praying also for assistance, being fully assured of it, against his enemies, Psa_108:5-13. 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 , Psa_16:9, compared with Act_2:26. So the first branch describes the fixedness of his heart, to which this adds the expressions of his mouth. Psalms 108:2 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:3 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:4 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:5 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:6 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:7 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:8 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:9 No text from Poole on this verse. Psalms 108:10 This he repeats in this place, either because, though the enemies were

These see … deep —illustrated both by the storm He raises and the calm He makes with a word (Psalms 33:9). 25. waves thereof —literally, "His waves" (God's, Psalms 42:7). 27. are … end —literally, "all their wisdom swallows up itself," destroys itself by vain and contradictory devices, such as despair induces. 29-32. He maketh … calm —or, "to stand to stillness," or "in quiet." Instead of acts of temple-worship, those of the synagogue are here described, where the people with the assembly —or session of elders, convened for reading, singing, prayer, and teaching. ## 33-41. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, &c.—God's providence is illustriously displayed in His influence on two great elements of human prosperity, the earth's productiveness and the powers of government. He punishes the wicked by destroying the sources of fertility, or, in mercy, gives fruitfulness to deserts, which become the homes of a busy and successful agricultural population. By a permitted misrule and tyranny, this scene of prosperity is changed to one of adversity. He rules rulers, setting up one and putting down another. 40. wander … wilderness —reduced to misery (Job 12:24). 42, 43. In this providential government, good men will rejoice, and the cavils of the wicked will be stopped (Job 5:16; Isaiah 52:15), and all who take right views will appreciate God's unfailing mercy and unbounded love. PSALM 108 Psalms 108:1-13. This Psalm is composed of Psalms 108:1-5 of Psalms 57:7-11; and Psalms 108:6-12 of Psalms 60:5-12.