English Standard Version
Psalms 57:7
7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!
Psalms 57:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
- New International Version (NIV)My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
- New Living Translation (NLT)My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!
Context of Psalms 57:7
5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! 6They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! 8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! 9I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
Read all of Psalms 57Psalms 57:7 word by word
נָ֘כ֤וֹן לִבִּ֣י אֱ֭לֹהִים נָכ֣וֹן לִבִּ֑י אָ֝שִׁ֗ירָה וַאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 57:7
- Psalms 108:1My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!
- Psalms 112:7He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
- Psalms 34:4I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
- Isaiah 24:15Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord; in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
- Romans 5:3Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
- Ephesians 5:20giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Commentaries on Psalms 57:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7My heart is fixed - My heart is prepared to do and suffer thy will. It is fixed - it has made the firmest purpose through his strength by which I can do all things.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7My heart is fixed, O God - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prepared.” Compare the notes at Psalm 51:10. The word “suited” or “prepared” accurately expresses the sense of the Hebrew, and it is so rendered in the Septuagint, ( ̔́ hetoimē ); in the Vulgate, “paratum;” and by Luther, “bereit.” The word is used, however, in the sense of “standing erect,” Psalm 9:7; to “establish” or “strengthen,” Psalm 89:4; Psalm 10:17; and hence, to be erect; to be firm, steady…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 By lively faith, David's prayers and complaints are at once turned into praises. His heart is fixed; it is prepared for every event, being stayed upon God. If by the grace of God we are brought into this even, composed frame of mind, we have great reason to be thankful. Nothing is done to purpose, in religion, unless it is done with the heart. The heart must be fixed for the duty, put in frame for it; fixed in the duty by close attention. Our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The psalmist is sure that God will stop the night of evil (compare Psalm 56:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. I will ... praise--both with voice and instrument.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 57
- 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
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