Henry Ainsworth on Psalms 108

PSAI. CVIII.

A Song, a Psalme of David.

O God, mine heart is firmely prepared; I will sing and sing Psalme, yea with my glory. Raise up Psalterie and Harpe; I will raise up at the day dawning. I will confesse thee among the peoples, O Tehovah, and will sing Psalmes to thee among the Nations. That thy mercy is great above the heavens, and thy truth unto the skies. Be thou exalted over the Heavens, O God, and over all the earth thy glory. That thy beloved may be delivered; save thou with thy right hand, and answer me. God spake by his holinesse, I will bee glad; I shall divide Shechem, and measure the vally of Succoth.

Gilead shall be mine, Manasseh mine, and Aephrajim the strength of mine head; Iehudah shall be my law-giver. Moab my washing pot, over Edom I shall cast my shooe, over Palestina I will shout. Who will leade mee along to the city of strong defence? who will conduct me into Edom? Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us away; and wouldst not goe forth, O God, in our hosts? O give thou us helpe from distresse, for false vanitie is the salvation of man. Through God wee shall doe valiantnesse; and hee will tread downe our distressers.

Annotations. YEa with my glorie] that is, with my soule and tongue (as Psal. 16. 9.) or, Yea my glory, to wit, shall sing. This Psalme is composed of the 57. Psalme, from the 8. verse to the end, and of the 60. Psalme, from the 7. verse to the end: see the Annotations there. Vers. 7. answer me] or us: see Psal. 60. 7, &c. Vers. 14. valiantnesse] that is, valiantly, and so prevaile, as Balaam prophesied, Numb. 24. 18.