Psalms 108:1
A canticle of a psalm for David himself.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and will give praise, with my glory.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord: and said: Let us sing to the Lord: for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and the rider he hath thrown into the sea.
Psalms 30:12Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy: thou hast cut my sackcloth, and hast compassed me with gladness:
Psalms 57:7They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.
Psalms 71:8Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
Psalms 71:23My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 138:1Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion:
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 →