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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 108:1
Hebrew
שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃shiyr-mizemvor-ledavid
KJV: O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
AKJV: O god, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
ASV: My heart is fixed, O God;
YLT: A Song, a Psalm of David. Prepared is my heart, O God, I sing, yea, I sing praise, also my honour.
Exposition: Psalms 108:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:2
Hebrew
נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים אָשִׁירָה וַאֲזַמְּרָה אַף־כְּבוֹדִֽי׃nakhvon-liviy-'elohiym-'ashiyrah-va'azamerah-'af-khevvodiy
KJV: Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
AKJV: Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
ASV: Awake, psaltery and harp:
YLT: Awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the dawn.
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Psalms 108:2
Psalms 108:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 108:2
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- Awake
Exposition: Psalms 108:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:3
Hebrew
עוּרָֽה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃'vrah-hanevel-vekhinvor-'a'iyrah-shachar
KJV: I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
AKJV: I will praise you, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises to you among the nations.
ASV: I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples;
YLT: I thank Thee among peoples, O Jehovah, And I praise Thee among the nations.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 108:3
Psalms 108:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 108:3
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Exposition: Psalms 108:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:4
Hebrew
אוֹדְךָ בָעַמִּים ׀ יְהוָה וַאֲזַמֶּרְךָ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃'vodekha-va'amiym- -yehvah-va'azamerekha-val-'umiym
KJV: For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
AKJV: For your mercy is great above the heavens: and your truth reaches to the clouds.
ASV: For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens;
YLT: For great above the heavens is Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 108:4
Psalms 108:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 108:4
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Exposition: Psalms 108:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:5
Hebrew
כִּֽי־גָדוֹל מֵֽעַל־שָׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ וְֽעַד־שְׁחָקִים אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃khiy-gadvol-me'al-shamayim-chasedekha-ve'ad-shechaqiym-'amitekha
KJV: Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
AKJV: Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens: and your glory above all the earth;
ASV: Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens,
YLT: Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, And above all the earth Thy honour.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 108:5
Psalms 108:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 108:5
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Exposition: Psalms 108:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:6
Hebrew
רוּמָה עַל־שָׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים וְעַל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃rvmah-'al-shamayim-'elohiym-ve'al-khal-ha'aretz-khevvodekha
KJV: That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
AKJV: That your beloved may be delivered: save with your right hand, and answer me.
ASV: That thy beloved may be delivered,
YLT: That Thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save with Thy right hand, and answer us.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 108:6
Psalms 108:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 108:6
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Exposition: Psalms 108:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:7
Hebrew
לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִֽינְךָ וַעֲנֵֽנִי׃lema'an-yechaletzvn-yediydeykha-hvoshiy'ah-yemiynekha-va'aneniy
KJV: God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
AKJV: God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
ASV: God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult;
YLT: God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult, I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 108:7
Psalms 108:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 108:7
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- Psalms 108:7
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- Shechem
- Succoth
Exposition: Psalms 108:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:8
Hebrew
אֱלֹהִים ׀ דִּבֶּר בְּקָדְשׁוֹ אֶעְלֹזָה אֲחַלְּקָה שְׁכֶם וְעֵמֶק סֻכּוֹת אֲמַדֵּֽד׃'elohiym- -diver-veqadeshvo-'e'elozah-'achaleqah-shekhem-ve'emeq-sukhvot-'amaded
KJV: Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
AKJV: Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;
ASV: Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
YLT: Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, And Ephraim is the strength of my head, Judah is my lawgiver,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 108:8
Psalms 108:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 108:8
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Exposition: Psalms 108:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:9
Hebrew
לִי גִלְעָד ׀ לִי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם מָעוֹז רֹאשִׁי יְהוּדָה מְחֹקְקִֽי׃liy-gile'ad- -liy-menasheh-ve'eferayim-ma'voz-ro'shiy-yehvdah-mechoqeqiy
KJV: Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
AKJV: Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
ASV: Moab is my washpot;
YLT: Moab is a pot for my washing, Upon Edom I cast my shoe, Over Philistia I shout habitually.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 108:9
Psalms 108:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 108:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:10
Hebrew
מוֹאָב ׀ סִיר רַחְצִי עַל־אֱדוֹם אַשְׁלִיךְ נַעֲלִי עֲלֵֽי־פְלֶשֶׁת אֶתְרוֹעָֽע׃mvo'av- -siyr-rachetziy-'al-'edvom-'asheliykhe-na'aliy-'aley-feleshet-'etervo'a'
KJV: Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
AKJV: Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
ASV: Who will bring me into the fortified city?
YLT: Who doth bring me in to the fenced city? Who hath led me unto Edom?
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Psalms 108:10
Psalms 108:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 108:10
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Exposition: Psalms 108:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:11
Hebrew
מִי יֹבִלֵנִי עִיר מִבְצָר מִי נָחַנִי עַד־אֱדֽוֹם׃miy-yovileniy-'iyr-mivetzar-miy-nachaniy-'ad-'edvom
KJV: Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
AKJV: Will not you, O God, who have cast us off? and will not you, O God, go forth with our hosts?
ASV: Hast not thou cast us off, O God?
YLT: Hast not Thou, O God, cast us off? And Thou goest not out, O God, with our hosts!
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Psalms 108:11
Psalms 108:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 108:11
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- Psalms 108:11
Exposition: Psalms 108:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:12
Hebrew
הֲלֹֽא־אֱלֹהִים זְנַחְתָּנוּ וְֽלֹא־תֵצֵא אֱלֹהִים בְּצִבְאֹתֵֽינוּ׃halo'-'elohiym-zenachetanv-velo'-tetze'-'elohiym-vetzive'oteynv
KJV: Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
AKJV: Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
ASV: Give us help against the adversary;
YLT: Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the salvation of man.
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Psalms 108:12
Psalms 108:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 108:12
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- Psalms 108:12
Exposition: Psalms 108:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 108:13
Hebrew
הָֽבָה־לָּנוּ עֶזְרָת מִצָּר וְשָׁוְא תְּשׁוּעַת אָדָֽם׃havah-lanv-'ezerat-mitzar-veshave'-teshv'at-'adam
KJV: Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
AKJV: Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
ASV: Through God we shall do valiantly:
YLT: In God we do mightily, And He doth tread down our adversaries!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 108:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 108:13
Psalms 108:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 108:13
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 108:13
Exposition: Psalms 108:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 108:1
- Psalms 108:2
- Psalms 108:3
- Psalms 108:4
- Psalms 108:5
- Psalms 108:6
- Psalms 108:7
- Psalms 108:8
- Psalms 108:9
- Psalms 108:10
- Psalms 108:11
- Psalms 108:12
- Psalms 108:13
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Awake
- Shechem
- Succoth
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Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 108:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 108:1
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness