Psalms 57:8
(57:9) Awake, my spirit; awake, psaltery and harp: I will wake up the morning-dawn.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
In Context
7(57:8) Firm is my heart, O God, firm is my heart: I will sing and play.
9(57:10) I will thank thee among the people, O Lord: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:28And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and with harps and with trumpets unto the house of the Lord.
Psalms 27:6And now will my head be lifted up above my enemies all round about me; and I will sacrifice in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing, and I will triumphantly play unto the Lord.
Psalms 43:4That I may go unto the altar of God, unto God the joy of my gladness; and that I may thank thee upon the harp, O God, my God.
Psalms 108:2(108:3) Awake, psaltery and harp: I will wake up the morning-dawn.
Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, thou holy city; for no more shall enter into thee henceforth the uncircumcised and the unclean.
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 →