October 27 - Psalm 108

October 27 - Psalm 108:1-13

Huh! That's interesting! This Psalm is made up from portions of two other Psalms. Psalm 57:7-11 and Psalm 60:5-12.

Why do we praise the Lord? Is it because things are going well or that we are happy? Is it because of our circumstances? Do we praise the Lord because things aren't going well and we know that we need to raise ourselves up? Is our praise of God because we recognize the beauty of His creation?

In this Psalm David praises the Lord for no other reason than that the Lord's faithfulness is everlasting. No matter what our circumstances are or whether things are going well or we are happy or not, the Lord remains faithful.

For this reason alone, we exalt the Lord. (Psalm 108:1-5)

David had to face the Edomites over and over, and after he had been reminded of how God was faithful through all things, he hears God's voice of triumph before he enters battle.

"With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies." (Psalm 108:13)