Psalms 57:8
Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp!I will wake up the dawn.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
In Context
7My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast.I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
9I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples.I will sing praises to you among the nations.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:28They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets to the house of the Lord.
Psalms 27:6Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me.I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent.I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God,to God, my exceeding joy.I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
Psalms 108:2Wake up, harp and lyre!I will wake up the dawn.
Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Acts 2:26Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced.Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;
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 →