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HEN you read Psalm 108, you may pause to try to figure out what new revelation we are supposed to be discovering here. And, there is a reason to read this Psalm forwards and backwards looking for something fresh. We have already covered this truth. The words of this Psalm are the same as the words of Psalm 57:7-11 & 60:5-12. When we covered Psalm 57 we ruminated a bit on the fruitfulness and futility of good intentions (Psalm 57:7 & 108:1), and more importantly on our utter dependence on God's grace in order to see good intentions to fruition... which is the point of Psalm 60:12 & 108:13. If we do valiantly, it will only be through God’s power. So, you see that we haven't anything new here, but we do have a perfectly appropriate combination of segments from two earlier songs. Yet what is the purpose and point? The Spirit has made no mistakes, nor has ever He ever forgotten any formerly recorded inscriptions. He has never wasted a single word or spoken out of turn.
Of course, there are many repeated portions of Scripture. If anything, repetition is the norm in Holy Writ, not an anomaly. Sections large and small are reiterated... presumably for emphasis. Whatever the reason, it is clear here that the exaltation of Jehovah was the business at hand (when the psalmist edited former lines together to construct this tune). Not that God can be truly any higher than He now is, except in the minds of His creatures. In our feeble and fallible little finite brains, God has never once been placed at as lofty a position as He justly deserves. Even if we were to give Him the absolute preeminence (in our minds) that He has a right to, we still might as well only be shooting pebbles at the moon from a slingshot. His majesty is beyond our capacity to comprehend. Nevertheless, He is worthy of exaltation. Lift His name high today... at least, lift it as high as you can. Reach for the stars.
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