Psalms 108:1
{A Song, a Psalm of David.} My heart is fixed, O God: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms, even [with] my glory.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2Awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Psalms 30:12That [my] glory may sing psalms of thee, and not be silent. Jehovah my God, I will praise thee for ever.
Psalms 57:7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.
Psalms 71:8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day.
Psalms 71:23My lips shall exult when I sing psalms unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 138:1{[A Psalm] of David.} I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 108:1
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, ver. 1-5 . II. He prays to God for mercies for the land, pleading the promises of God and putting them in suit, ver. 6-13 . The former part it taken out of Ps. lvii. 7 , &c., the latter out of Ps. lx. 5 , &c., 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… Read the whole commentary →