King James Version
Psalms 108:1 in the King James Version says “A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 108 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.”
Psalms 108:1 · KJV
A Song or Psalm of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
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“is fixed”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
“my heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“O God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“and give praise”
H2167properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e., play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in so
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
“even with my glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
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