Psalms 108:1
“A psalm of David.” O God! my heart is strengthened! I will sing and give thanks.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2Awake, my soul! awake, my psaltery and harp! I will wake with the early dawn.
Cross References
Psalms 30:12Therefore I will sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah, my God! I will give thanks to thee for ever!
Psalms 57:7My heart is strengthened, O God! my heart is strengthened! I will sing, and give thanks.
Psalms 71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise; Yea, all the day long, with thy glory.
Psalms 71:23My lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed from death;
Psalms 138:1“A psalm of David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart; Before the gods will I sing praise to 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 →