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Psalm 108:13

Through God, we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our enemies.

11Haven’t you rejected us, God? You don’t go out, God, with our armies.
12Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.
13Through God, we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our enemies.
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The confidence of “Through God” comes after a plea for help, as an army facing enemies looks to God for courage and victory.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 44:5Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.Both describe treading down enemies through God, making dependence on him central to confidence in battle.
Psalm 118:6–13The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?Both ground confidence before human opposition in God’s help, with Psalm 118 expressing freedom from fear.
Psalm 60:12Through God we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.Both declare that valiant action comes through God and that God himself will tread down their foes.
Romans 16:20And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.Both attribute the crushing of an enemy to God; Romans names that enemy as Satan.
Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the wine press alone. Of the peoples, no one was with me. Yes, I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is …Both portray God as the one who treads people down, using the language of physical violence.
Psalm 18:29–34For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.Both describe bold action in battle as possible through God, who enables his people to face opposition.
2 Corinthians 2:14Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.Both credit God with triumph, though Paul speaks of triumph in Christ and the psalm speaks of defeated enemies.
2 Samuel 21:22These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.Both concern victory over human enemies; Samuel names David and his servants without stating God’s role in this verse.
2 Samuel 23:10He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and the LORD worked a great victory that day; and the people …Both connect human action in battle with victory attributed to God, even when the fighter’s strength is spent.
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God …Paul speaks of work sustained by grace, while the psalm speaks of courage and victory through God.
Judges 15:8He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cave in Etam’s rock.Both describe violent defeat in battle; the Judges verse recounts slaughter without naming God as its source.
Ephesians 6:10–18Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.Both locate the source of strength in God, directing confidence toward his might.
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Fear for the future. injustice and anger. sermon or Bible study notes.

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Encouragement

The enemies here are foes faced by Israel’s armies; this confidence gives no warrant for personal revenge. The psalm places courage and victory under God’s power.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).