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When the heart is firm in faith and love, the tongue, being employed in grateful praises, is our glory. Every gift of the Lord honours and profits the possessor, as it is employed in God's service and to his glory. Believers may pray with assured faith and hope, for all the blessings of salvation; which are secured to them by the faithful promise and covenant of God. Then let them expect from him help in every trouble, and victory in every conflict. Whatever we do, whatever we gain, God must have all the glory. Lord, visit all our souls with this salvation, with this favour which thou bearest to thy chosen people.<a name="bar" id="bar"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/barnes/psalms/108.htm">Barnes' Notes on the Bible</a></div>That thy beloved may be delivered - The word rendered "beloved," and the verb rendered "may be delivered," are both in the plural number, showing that it is not an individual that is referred to, but that the people of God are intended. This is taken without any alteration from <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Psalm 60:5</a>. In that psalm the prayer for deliverance is grounded on the afflictions of the people, and the fact that God had given them "a banner that it might be displayed because of the truth," - or, in the cause of truth. See the notes at that psalm. In the psalm before us, while the prayer for deliverance is the same, the reason for that prayer is different. It is that God is exalted; that his mercy is above the heavens; that his glory is above all the earth, and that he is thus exalted that he may interpose and save his people.<p>Save with thy right hand, and answer me - The Hebrew here is the same as in <a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/60-5.htm">Psalm 60:5</a>, where it is rendered "and hear me." <a name="jfb" id="jfb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/jfb/psalms/108.htm">Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary</a></div>PSALM 108<p>Ps 108:1-13. This Psalm is composed of Ps 108:1-5 of Ps 57:7-11; and Ps 108:6-12 of Ps 60:5-12. The varieties are verbal and trivial, except that in Ps 108:9, "over Philistia will I triumph," differs from Ps 60:8, the interpretation of which it confirms. Its altogether triumphant tone may intimate that it was prepared by David, omitting the plaintive portions of the other Psalms, as commemorative of God's favor in the victories of His people. <a name="tod" id="tod"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/tod/psalms/108.htm">The Treasury of David</a></div>6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.<p>7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.<p>8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;<p>9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will Itriumph.<p>10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?<p>11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?<p>12 Give us help from trouble, for vain is the help of man.<p>Now prayer follows upon praise, and derives strength of faith and holy boldness therefrom. It is frequently best to begin worship with a hymn, and then to bring forth our vials full of odours after the harps have commenced their sweeter sounds.<p><a href="/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6</a><p>"That thy beloved may be delivered save with thy right hand, and answer me." Let my prayer avail for all the beloved ones. Sometimes a nation seems to hang port the petitions of one man. With what ardour should such an one pour out is soul! David does so here. It is easy praying for the Lord's beloved, for we feel sure of a favourable answer, since the Lord's heart is already set upon doing them good - yet it is solemn work to plead when we feel that the condition of a whole beloved nation depends upon what the Lord means to do with us whom he has placed in a representative position. "Answer me, that thy many beloved ones may be delivered" it is an urgent prayer. David felt that the case demanded the right and of God, - his wisest, speediest, and most efficient interposition, and he feels sure of obtaining it for himself, since his cause involved the safety of the chosen people. Will the Lord fail to use his right hand of power on behalf of those whom he has set this right hand of favour? Shall not the beloved be delivered by him who loves hem? When our suit is not a selfish one, but is bound up with the cause of God, re may be very bold about it.<p><a href="/psalms/108-7.htm">Psalm 108:7</a><p>"God has spoken in his holiness." Aforetime the Lord had made large promises to David, and these his holiness had guaranteed. The divine attributes were pledged to give the son of Jesse great blessings; there was no fear that the covenant God would run back from his plighted word. "I will rejoice." If God has spoken we may well be glad the very fact of a divine revelation is a joy. If the Lord Lad meant to destroy us he would not have spoken to us as he has done. But what God has spoken is a still further reason for gladness, for he has declared "the sure mercies of David," and promised to establish his seed upon his throne, and to subdue all his enemies. David greatly rejoiced after the Lord had spoken to him by the mouth of Nathan. He sat before the Lord in a wonder of joy. See <a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/17.htm">1 Chronicles 17</a>, and note that in the next chapter David began to act vigorously against his enemies, even as in this Psalm he vows to do. "I will divide Shechem." Home conquests come first. Foes must be dislodged from Israel's territory, and lands properly settled and managed. "And mete out the valley of Succoth." On the other side Jordan as well as on this the land must be put in order, and secured against all wandering marauders. Some rejoicing leads to inaction, but not that which is grounded upon a lively faith in the promise of God. See how David prays, as if he had the blessing already, and could share it among his men this comes of having sung so heartily unto the Lord his helper. See how he resolves on action, like a man whose prayers are only a part of his life, and vital portions of his action.<p><a href="/psalms/108-8.htm">Psalm 108:8</a><p>continued...<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/poole/psalms/108.htm">Matthew Poole's Commentary</a></div> No text from Poole on this verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="gil" id="gil"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gill/psalms/108.htm">Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible</a></div>That thy beloved may be delivered,.... From hence to the end of the psalm the words are taken out of <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Psalm 60:5</a>. See Gill on <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Psalm 60:5</a>. <a name="gsb" id="gsb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gsb/psalms/108.htm">Geneva Study Bible</a></div><span class="cverse2">That thy beloved may be delivered: <span class="cverse3">{d}</span> save <i>with</i> thy right hand, and answer me.</span><p>(d) When God by his benefits makes us partakers of his mercies, he admonishes us to be earnest in prayer, to desire him to continue and finish his graces.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="comtype">EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/cambridge/psalms/108.htm">Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges</a></div><span class="bld">6</span>. The A.V. places a semicolon at the end of <span class="ital"><a href="/psalms/108-5.htm" title="Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens: and your glory above all the earth;">Psalm 108:5</a></span>, but here, as in <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm" title="That your beloved may be delivered; save with your right hand, and hear me.">Psalm 60:5</a>, it is best to take the clause <span class="ital">That thy beloved</span> ones <span class="ital">may be delivered</span> as dependent on the next clause <span class="ital">Save</span> &c. <span class="ital">Thy beloved ones</span> are the Israelites. Cp. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-12.htm" title="And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.">Deuteronomy 33:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm" title="What has my beloved to do in my house, seeing she has worked lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from you? when you do evil, then you rejoice.">Jeremiah 11:15</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">save</span> with <span class="ital">thy right hand</span>] Give victory. Cp. <span class="ital"><a href="/psalms/108-12.htm" title="Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.">Psalm 108:12</a></span> <span class="ital">b</span>; <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm" title="For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, because you had a favor to them.">Psalm 44:3</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">answer me</span>] So the best text here, supported by all the Versions. This reading suits the singular of <span class="ital"><a href="/context/psalms/108-1.htm" title="O god, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory....">Psalm 108:1-5</a></span> better than <span class="ital">save us</span>, which is found in some MSS and adopted by R.V.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="bld">6–13</span>. Prayer for help, based upon God’s promise to give Israel possession of Canaan, and supremacy over the surrounding nations (6–9): with an expression of confidence that God, Who alone can help, will surely give His people the victory (10–13).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="pul" id="pul"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/108.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That thy beloved</span> (or, <span class="accented">thy beloved</span> ones) <span class="cmt_word">may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.</span> Absolutely identical with <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Psalm 60:5</a>; but with a change in the connection which give the words a somewhat different bearing. Psalm 108:6<a name="kad" id="kad"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/kad/psalms/108.htm">Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament</a></div><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/60-7.htm">Psalm 60:7-14</a> forms this second half. The clause expressing the purpose with למען, as in its original, has the following הושׁיעה for its principal clause upon which it depends. Instead of ועננוּ, which one might have expected, the expression used here is וענני without any interchange of the mode of writing and of reading it; many printed copies have ועננו here also; Baer, following Norzi, correctly has וענני. Instead of ולי...לי, <a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/60-9.htm">Psalm 60:9</a>, we here read לי...לי, which is less soaring. And instead of Cry aloud concerning me, O Philistia do I shout for joy (the triumphant cry of the victor); in accordance with which Hupfeld wishes to take התרועעי in the former as infinitive: "over (עלי instead of עלי) Philistia is my shouting for joy" (התרועעי instead of התרועעי, since the infinitive does not admit of this pausal form of the imperative). For עיר מצור we have here the more usual form of expression עיר מבצר. <a href="/psalms/108-12.htm">Psalm 108:12</a> is weakened by the omission of the אתּה (הלא). <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 Interlinear</a><br /><a href="/texts/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 Parallel Texts</a><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/niv/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://bibleapps.com/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 Parallel</a><br /><a href="http://bibliaparalela.com/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="http://holybible.com.cn/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="http://saintebible.com/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="http://bibeltext.com/psalms/108-6.htm">Psalm 108:6 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="../psalms/108-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 108:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 108:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/108-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 108:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 108:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>