My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
Parallel translations
- KJV My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
- BSB My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
- NKJV My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
- NASB ¶My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
- NLT My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!
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Cross-references · 6
- Ps 112:7He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
- Eph 5:20giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
- Ps 34:4I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
- Ps 108:1–5A Song. A Psalm by David. My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.
- Rom 5:3Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;
- Isa 24:15Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!
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