Psalms 108:2

Psalms 108:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
• New International Version (NIV)Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn.

Context of Psalms 108:2

1God, I have decided to trust you always. I will sing songs to praise you, with all that I am. I will pick up my harp and my lyre. I will make music as the sun rises! 3Lord, I will thank you in front of all the people. I will sing to praise you, so that all nations hear. 4Your faithful love is great. It is higher than the skies. Your truth reaches beyond the clouds.

Psalms 108:2 word by word

ע֭וּרָֽה הַנֵּ֥בֶל וְכִנּ֗וֹר אָעִ֥ירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Awakeעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• psalteryנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · harpH5035
• and harpכִּנּוֹרkinnôr · lyreH3658
• earlyשַׁ֫חַרshachar · dawnH7837

Cross-references for Psalms 108:2

• Psalms 33:2Pick up your harp and praise the Lord! Make music for him with a lyre that has ten strings.
• Psalms 69:30I will sing to praise God's name! I will thank him because he is great!
• Psalms 81:2Start the music! Beat your tambourines! Make beautiful music on your harps and lyres.
• Psalms 92:1It is good to thank the Lord! We sing to praise your name, Most High God.
• Judges 5:12“Wake up, Deborah! Wake up and sing a song! Get up, Barak, son of Abinoam! Take your enemies away as your prisoners.”
• Psalms 57:8I will wake up now! I will pick up my harp and my lyre. I will make music as the sun rises!
• Psalms 103:22Yes, everything that the Lord has made, in all the places that he rules over, praise the Lord! I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’

Commentaries on Psalms 108:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Awake, psaltery and harp … - This is copied without change from Psalm 57:8.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This psalm combines two parts from David's other psalms (compare Psalms 57:5, 7–11; 60:5–12).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 108:2

• Harp
• Praise
• Psaltery

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Music
• Papyrus
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 108

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings