Psalms 108:1
A SONG. A PSALM OF DAVID. My heart is prepared, O God, || I sing, indeed, I sing praise, also my glory.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2Awake, stringed instrument and harp, || I awake the dawn.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then Moses sings—and the sons of Israel—this song to YHWH, and they speak, saying, “I sing to YHWH, || For triumphing He has triumphed; The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
Psalms 30:12So that glory praises You, and is not silent, || O YHWH, my God, I thank You for all time!
Psalms 57:7My heart is prepared, O God, || My heart is prepared, || I sing and praise.
Psalms 71:8My mouth is filled [with] Your praise, || All the day [with] Your beauty.
Psalms 71:23My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to You, || And my soul that You have redeemed,
Psalms 138:1BY DAVID. I confess You with all my heart, || I praise You before the gods.
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 →