This psalm is taken with some variations from Psalms 57, 60, Psalm 108:1-5 being from Psalm 57:7-11; Psalm 108:6-13 being from Psalm 60:7-12, where see Notes.

The principal variations are in Psalm 108:3, Jehovah for Adonai.

In Psalm 108:6 the construction is changed to suit the new arrangement and the variation in Psalm 108:10, on which see Note, Psalm 60:8. For the authorship of the parts of which the psalm is composed, see their Introductions. The ascription of the composite production to David furnishes a strong presumption against the historical value of the inscriptions.