Psalms 57:8
Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
In Context
7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.
9I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:28And they came to Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah.
Psalms 27:6And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; and I will offer in his tent sacrifices of shouts of joy: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms unto Jehovah.
Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto the God of the gladness of my joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
Psalms 108:2Awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Acts 2:26Therefore has my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted; yea more, my flesh also shall dwell in hope,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:8-11
Prayer Turned to Praise. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. How strangely is the tune altered here! David's prayers and complaints, by the lively actings… Read the whole commentary →