Psalms 108:1
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music; awake, my soul.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.
Cross References
Psalms 30:12that unceasingly I should sing your praise, and give thanks to you, Lord my God, forever.
Psalms 57:7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music;
Psalms 71:8All the day long my mouth is filled with your praise and your glory.
Psalms 71:23My lips shall ring out their joy, my mouth shall sing praises to you; all of me, which you have redeemed.
Psalms 138:1I will thank you, O Lord, with all my heart: in the sight of the gods I will sing your praise,
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 →