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Psalms 57:7
7My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!
- New King James Version (NKJV)My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
Context of Psalms 57:7
5Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens! May your glory shine over all the earth. 6My enemies have set a trap for me. I am weary from distress. They have dug a deep pit in my path, but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises! 8Wake up, my heart! Wake up, O lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song. 9I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises 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 confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!
- Psalms 112:7They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.
- Psalms 34:4I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears.
- Isaiah 24:15In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
- Romans 5:3We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
- Ephesians 5:20And give thanks 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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