Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary

Psalms 108

This psalm begins with praise and concludes with prayer, and faith is at work in both. I. David here gives thanks to God for mercies to himself, Psalms 108:1-108:5. II. He prays to God for mercies for the land, pleading the promises of God and putting them in suit, Psalms 108:6-108:13. The former part it taken out of Psalms 57:7-57:11, 108:1-108:5, the latter out of Psalms 60:5-60:12, 108:6-108:13, and both with very little variation, to teach us that we may in prayer use the same words that we have formerly used, provided it be with new affections. It intimates likewise that it is not only allowable, but sometimes convenient, to gather some verses out of one psalm and some out of another, and to put them together, to be sung to the glory of God. In singing this psalm we must give glory to God and take comfort to ourselves. MHBCC 587.1