📖 Psalms — Chapter 108 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 108:1 O god, Rmy heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Psalms 108:2 Awake, psaltery and harp: RI myself will awake early.
Psalms 108:3 I will Rpraise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Psalms 108:4 For Rthy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the Tclouds.
Psalms 108:5 RBe thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
Psalms 108:6 RThat thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
Psalms 108:7 God hath Rspoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms 108:8 RGilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Psalms 108:9 RMoab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Psalms 108:10 Who will bring me into the strong city? Rwho will lead me into Edom?
Psalms 108:11 Wilt not thou, O God, Rwho hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Psalms 108:12 RGive us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
Psalms 108:13 RThrough God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 108:1–5 — A fixed heart praises among nations
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The singer’s steadfast heart awakens praise and celebrates mercy above the heavens. God’s glory is sought beyond one local community.
Key Truth: Praise with a steadfast heart.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “O god, my heart is ____ ; I will sing and give praise, even with my …” (Psalms 108:1)
Find it in Psalms 108:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the ____ .” (Psalms 108:3)
Find it in Psalms 108:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For thy ____ is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto …” (Psalms 108:4)
Find it in Psalms 108:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 108:6–9 — Deliverance under God’s authority
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The appeal for rescue is joined to a divine declaration over named lands. Their future depends on God’s authority.
Key Truth: Entrust deliverance to God’s rule.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “That thy ____ may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer …” (Psalms 108:6)
Find it in Psalms 108:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “God hath spoken in his ____ ; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete …” (Psalms 108:7)
Find it in Psalms 108:7 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; ____ is my lawgiver;” (Psalms 108:8)
Find it in Psalms 108:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 108:10–13 — Help beyond human strength
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Questions about entering the fortified city become confession that human help is vain. Confidence rests in God rather than military self-sufficiency.
Key Truth: Depend on God in difficulty.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Who will bring me into the ____ ? who will lead me into Edom?” (Psalms 108:10)
Find it in Psalms 108:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Give us ____ from trouble: for vain is the help of man.” (Psalms 108:12)
Find it in Psalms 108:12 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Through God we shall do ____ : for he it is that shall tread down our …” (Psalms 108:13)
Find it in Psalms 108:13 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 60:12 — The same confession locates strength in God.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where must confidence shift from self-sufficiency to dependence?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does a fixed heart develop into public praise?
2. Why ask glory above all earth?
3. How does the beloved’s rescue appeal lead into authority over lands?
4. What tension stands behind the strong-city question?
5. How does courageous action remain dependent?
Notes
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