Psalms 108:1

1 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make melody. Awake, my soul!

Psalms 108:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 108:1

O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise
From hence to ( Psalms 108:6 ) the words are taken out of ( Psalms 57:7-11 ) , which see.

Even with my glory;
my tongue; in ( Psalms 57:8 ) , it is read, "awake up my glory". (See Gill on Psalms 57:7),

Psalms 108:1 In-Context

1 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make melody. Awake, my soul!
2 Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.
3 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4 For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Heb Mss Gk Syr: MT lacks [my heart is steadfast]
  • [b]. Compare 57.8: Heb [also my soul]
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