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

1My heart is confident, O God. I want to sing and make music even with my soul. Wake up, harp and lyre! I want to wake up at dawn. 3I want to give thanks to you among the people, O Lord. I want to make music to praise you among the nations 4because your mercy is higher than the heavens. Your truth reaches the skies.

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 33:2Give thanks with a lyre to the Lord. Make music for him on a ten-stringed harp.
• Psalms 69:30I want to praise God’s name with a song. I want to praise his great name with a song of thanksgiving.
• Psalms 81:2Begin a psalm, and strike a tambourine. Play lyres and harps with their pleasant music.
• Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to make music to praise your name, O Most High.
• Judges 5:12Get up! Get up, Deborah! Get up! Get up and create a song! Barak, attack! Take your prisoners, son of Abinoam.
• Psalms 57:8Wake up, my soul! Wake up, harp and lyre! I want to wake up at dawn.
• Psalms 103:22Praise the Lord, all his creatures in all the places of his empire. Praise the Lord, my soul!

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