Psalms 108:1
A song or Psalme of David. O God, mine heart is prepared, so is my tongue: I will sing and giue praise.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2Awake viole and harpe: I will awake early.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song vnto the Lord, and sayd in this maner, I will sing vnto the Lord: for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and him that rode vpon him hath he ouerthrowen in the Sea.
Psalms 30:12Therefore shall my tongue praise thee and not cease: O Lord my God, I will giue thankes vnto thee for euer.
Psalms 57:7Mine heart is prepared, O God, mine heart is prepared: I will sing and giue prayse.
Psalms 71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy glory euery day.
Psalms 71:23My lippes will reioyce when I sing vnto thee, and my soule, which thou hast deliuered.
Psalms 138:1A Psalme of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: euen before the gods will I praise 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 →