Psalm 108
At the end of this psalm, David says he is confident that, with God, they will prevail: “With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies.” (vs 13) This was very important to David, and in many ways, it was important to God. In David’s day, the worth of a god was determined by his nation’s success on the battlefield. Thus, the more success Israel had, the better God looked—not only to the Israelites, but also to the surrounding heathen nations.
We may no longer decide the strength and weaknesses of gods based on battles, but the psalmist’s words are just as true now as they were then: With God, we will gain the victory. No matter what we’re struggling with, God can and will give us the victory—and only with Him will we find it.
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His strength is made perfect in our weakness (2 Cor 12:9). He is the author and finisher of our faith (Heb 12:2). With Him, all things are possible (Matt 19:26), and through Him, we can do all things (Phil 4:13).
We have one enemy—sin—and God is more than willing to trample it down in our lives! If we want to gain the victory, we better stick with God, for we can do all things through Him. Without Him, we can do nothing.
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