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Psalms 108:1

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O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Psalms 108:1 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB A Song. A Psalm by David. My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
  • BSB A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.
  • NKJV O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
  • NASB My heart is steadfast, God; I will sing, I will sing praises also with my soul.
  • NLT My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!

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Quick answer

David declares his heart is steadfast and resolves to sing praise to God with his whole soul.

Overview

This psalm, drawn from portions of Psalms 57 and 60, opens with David's settled, confident heart fixed on God. His firm resolve to sing flows from trust in the LORD's faithfulness. Such steadfast, wholehearted praise models the worship God desires, anticipating the believer whose heart is established in the unshakable grace of Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 13

  • Ps 57:7–11My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
  • Ps 145:21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
  • Ps 104:33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
  • Ps 71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
  • Ps 71:23–24My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
  • Ps 68:1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
  • Ps 71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
  • Ps 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
  • Exod 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
  • Ps 145:1–2I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
  • Ps 16:9Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
  • Ps 30:12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
  • Ps 138:1I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 108:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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A Songשִׁירor Psalmמִזְמוֹרof DavidדָּוִדO Godאֱלֹהִיםmy heartלֵבis fixedכּוּןI will singשִׁירand give praiseזָמַרeven with my gloryכָּבוֹד
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