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Psalms 57:7

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 57:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
Psalms 57:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 57

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [Let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah
7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.
9I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
10For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I will . . . praise--both with voice and instrument.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“My heart is fixed, O God - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prepared.” Compare the notes at Psalms 51:10. The word “suited” or “prepared” accurately expresses the sense of the Hebrew, and it is so rendered in the Septuagint, (ἑτοίμη hetoimē); in the Vulgate, “paratum;” and by Luther, “bereit.” The word is used, however, in the sense of “standing erect,” Psalms 9:7; to “establish” or “strengthen,” Psalms 89:4; Psalms 10:17; and hence, to be erect; to be firm, steady, constant, fixed. This seems to be the meaning here, as it is expressed in our common version. His heart was firm and decided. He did not waver in his purpose, or lean now to one side and then to the other; he was not “swayed” or “moved”…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Fixed - In a stedfast belief of thy promises. Psalms 57:8”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“57:7-11 This section is repeated with a few modifications in 108:1-5. 57:7-8 The psalmist is confident that God will end the night of evil (cp. 56:13).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“my: Psa 108:1, Psa 108:2, Psa 112:7 fixed: or, prepared I will: Psa 34:4; Isa 24:15; Rom 5:3; Eph 5:20 Psalms 57:8”
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