Psalms 108:1
A Song, a Psalm of David. Prepared is my heart, O God, I sing, yea, I sing praise, also my honour.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
In Context
2Awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the dawn.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel this song to Jehovah, and they speak, saying: — 'I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea.
Psalms 30:12So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!
Psalms 57:7Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.
Psalms 71:8Filled is my mouth [with] Thy praise, All the day [with] Thy beauty.
Psalms 71:23My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,
Psalms 138:1By David. I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do 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 →