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Psalms 108:1–3

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O GOD, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
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From verse 1

  1. Psalms 57:7–11Rank 1 from verse 1
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    7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

    8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

    9I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

    10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

    11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

  2. Psalms 145:21–2Rank 2 from verse 1
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  3. Psalms 104:33Rank 3 from verse 1
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    33I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

  4. Psalms 71:15Rank 4 from verse 1
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    15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

  5. Psalms 68:1Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1LET God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

From verse 2

  1. Psalms 69:30Rank 1 from verse 2
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    30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

  2. Psalms 81:2Rank 2 from verse 2
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    2Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

  3. Psalms 33:2Rank 3 from verse 2
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    2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

  4. Psalms 57:8Rank 4 from verse 2
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    8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

  5. Psalms 103:22Rank 5 from verse 2
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    22Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 22:22Rank 1 from verse 3
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    22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

  2. Psalms 22:27Rank 2 from verse 3
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    27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

  3. Psalms 117:1Rank 3 from verse 3
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    1O PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

  4. Zephaniah 3:14Rank 4 from verse 3
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    14¶ Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

  5. Zephaniah 3:20Rank 5 from verse 3
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    20At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.

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Psalms 108:1

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fixed

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Firmly set, established, settled, resolved, steadfast, or made immovable in position, purpose, trust, or separation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

sing

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To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

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COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 108:2

COMBINED MEANING

awake

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Sense 1: To cease sleeping or to arouse from sleep or inactivity. Sense 2: Not sleeping; fully roused from sleep.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

harp

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A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 108:3

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sing

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To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praises

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Sense 1: Expressions of approval, honour, or commendation. Sense 2: Commends, extols, or glorifies.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

nations

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Sense 1: Distinct peoples or political communities. Sense 2: The Gentile peoples as distinguished from Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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108:1O GOD, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.

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108:2Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

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108:3I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

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108:4For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

108:5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

108:6That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

108:7God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

108:8Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

108:9Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

108:10Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

108:11Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

108:12Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

108:13Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

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