The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

This psalm consists of portions of two others, the first half of it being taken from the fifty-seventh psalm (Psalms 108:7-11), and the latter half from the sixtieth (Psalms 108:5-12). The notes on these two other psalms may be consulted.—S.

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commentaryMatthew Henry on Psalms 108:1-13We 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 o…Matthew Henry commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:1-13Triumph in trouble. The words of which this psalm is composed were written after a reverse, or in the midst of strife, but also after a Divine promise (Psalms 108:7) which was the assurance of success; they breathe a sp…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:1-13EXPOSITION THIS is a composite psalm, made up of portions of two Davidical psalms, viz. Psalms 57:7-11, and Psalms 60:5-12, but not (probably) put into its present shape by David. It is difficult to imagine what was the…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:1My heart is fixed. In the original form (Psalms 57:7) this emphatic phrase was reiterated, which much increased the force of the declaration. I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. It is difficult to assign an…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:1-13"This psalm is a compilation formed by combining the last five verses of Psalms 57:1-11 with the last eight verses of Psalms 60:1-12; the latter being itself a compilation." It is ascribed to David because the original…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:1God honored by fixed resolves. "My heart is fixed; My heart is ready" (Prayer-book Version); "My heart is steadfast" (Perowne). This psalm is clearly a compilation from two earlier psalms, and was probably arranged for…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:1The best work of a man's best. "I will sing and give praise with the best member that I have" (Prayer-book Version). A man's "glory" is his soul-the powers and faculties which belong to him as a rational and spiritual b…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 108:2Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early., Psalms 57:1-11. has, "Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp," which is intelligible and forcible.Joseph S. Exell and contributors