Psalms 57:8

What does Psalms 57:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 57:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.

Context

v.7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

v.8This passage

v.9I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 108:1

    My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.

  • Isaiah 52:1

    Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

  • Judges 5:12

    Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.

  • Isaiah 52:9

    Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

  • Psalms 16:9

    Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall dwell in safety.

  • Psalms 150:3

    Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp.

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