¶My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
Parallel translations
- WEB My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
- 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.
- NLT My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!
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Quick answer
David's heart is steadfast, and he resolves to sing praises to God. It marks the joyful turn from peril to praise.
Overview
Repeating 'my heart is steadfast,' David declares his settled, unshaken trust and bursts into song. The doubled affirmation conveys firm resolve amid danger. This steadfast, singing faith shows that worship can flourish even in the cave of distress.
Cross-references & the web
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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