Read Psalms 108 in the King James Bible (opens in a new tab)
Psalm 108 is a deliberate, steady prayer of praise and confidence that turns worship into a request for victory. The psalmist declares his heart “fixed,” choosing to awaken the dawn with praise because God’s mercy and truth are higher than the heavens. From that exalted worship, the focus shifts to God’s sovereign rule over nations and territories—He assigns boundaries, owns the land, and speaks with authority over hostile powers. Yet the psalm is not triumphalism: it admits that human strength is vain and that only God can bring the people into the strong city and lead them against enemies. The chapter teaches that faith is not loud self-assurance but God-centered reliance: “Through God we shall do valiantly,” because He—not man—treads down the adversary.
Psalms 108:1 - 108:13
1 A Song [or] Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing 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.
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 beloved may be delivered: save [with] thy right hand, and answer me.
7 God hath spoken in 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 head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
9 Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
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?
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.