Psalms Chapter 108

“O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, etc.] From hence to (<19A806>Psalm 108:6) the words are taken out of (<195707>Psalm 57:7-11), which see. Even with my glory; my tongue; in (<195708>Psalm 57:8), it is read, “awake up my glory”. (see Gill on “<195707>Psalm 57:7”),”

“The explicit application of this Psalm to our Saviour, by Him (Mat 22:42-45) and by the apostles (Act 2:34; Co1 15:25; Heb 1:13), and their frequent reference to its language and purport (Eph 1:20-22; Phi 2:9-11; Heb 10:12-13), leave no doubt of its purely prophetic character. Not only was there nothing in the position or character, personal or official, of David or any other descendant, to justify a reference to either, but utter severance from the royal office of all priestly functions (so clearly assigned the subject of this Psalm) positively forbids such a reference. The Psalm celebrates the exaltation of…”

“O God, my heart is fixed - Prepared, suited, ready. See the notes at Psalms 57:7. In Psalms 57:7, this is repeated: “My heart is fixed; O God, my heart is fixed:” indicating that there “might” have been some doubt or vacillation caused by the circumstances then existing, and the repetition would have respect to that, as if the psalmist had been unsettled and wavering for a time, but was at last firm. In such circumstances it would not be unnatural to “repeat” the assertion, as if there were no longer any doubt. In the beginning of a psalm, however, where there had been no previous expression or feeling of doubt…”

“Glory - With my tongue. Next: Psalms Chapter 109”

“Ps 108 This psalm combines two excerpts from David’s other psalms (cp. 57:5, 7-11; 60:5-12).”

“am 2964, bc 1040 (Title), This Psalm is composed of two Psalms; Psa 105:1-5 being the same as Psa 57:7-11; and Psa 105:6-13 the same as Psa 60:5-12; and it is probably to be referred to the same period as the latter. Psa 68:1 \*title my heart: Psa 57:7-11 I will: Psa 30:12, Psa 34:1, Psa 104:33, Psa 138:1, Psa 145:1, Psa 145:2, Psa 146:1, Psa 146:2; Exo 15:1 my glory: Psa 16:9, Psa 71:8, Psa 71:15, Psa 71:23, Psa 71:24, Psa 145:21 Psalms 108:2”

“This first half is taken from Ps. 57:8-12. The repetition of confident is my heart in Psa 57:1-11 is here omitted; and in place of it the "my glory" of the exclamation, awake my glory, is taken up to "I will sing and will harp" as a more minute definition of the subject (vid., on Psa 3:5): He will do it, yea,his soul with all its godlike powers shall do it. Jahve in Psa 108:4 is transformed out of the Adonaj; and Waw copul. is inserted both before Psa 108:4 and Psa 108:6, contrary to Psa 57:1-11. מעל, Psa 108:5 (as in Est 3:1), would be a pleasing change for עד if Psa 108:5 followed Psa 108:5 and the definition…”