Psalms 108:1
“A song or psalm of David.” (108:2) My heart is firm, O God; I will sing and give praise, even with my spirit.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2(108:3) Awake, psaltery and harp: I will wake up the morning-dawn.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and thus did they say, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Psalms 30:12(30:13) To the end that my glorious soul may sing praise to thee, and never be silent. O Lord my God, for ever will I give thanks unto thee.
Psalms 57:7(57:8) Firm is my heart, O God, firm is my heart: I will sing and play.
Psalms 71:8My mouth shall be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory all the day.
Psalms 71:23My lips shall shout joyfully when I sing unto thee; and my soul [too], which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 138:1“By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, will I sing praise unto 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 →