Psalms 108:1
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. | A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being. | A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a song | שִׁ֖יר | shir | H7892A | songשִׁיר (shir) 1) song 1a) lyric song 1b) religious song 1c) song of Levitical choirs Also means: shi.rah (שִׁירָה "song" H7892B) |
| a psalm | מִזְמ֣וֹר | miz-MOR | H4210 | melodyמִזְמוֹר (miz.mor) melody, psalm |
| of David | לְדָוִֽד׃ | le-da-VID | H1732 | Davidדָּוִד (da.vid) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); brother of: Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684) and Elihu (H0453J); married to Michal (H4324), Abigail (H0026), Ahinoam (H0293H), Maacah (H4601I), Haggith (H2294), Abital (H0037), Eglah (H5698) and Bathsheba (H1339); … |
| [is] steadfast | נָכ֣וֹן | na-KHON | H3559H | No entry |
| heart my | לִבִּ֣י | li-BI | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| O God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | 'E-lo-HIM | H0430G | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| I will sing | אָשִׁ֥ירָה | 'a-SHI-rah | H7891 | to singשִׁיר (shir) 1) to sing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sing 1a2) singer, songstresses (participle) 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to sing 1b2) singer, songstress (participle) 1c) (Hophal) to be sung |
| and I will sing praises | וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה | va-'a-za-me-RAH | H2167 | to singזָמַר (za.mar) 1) to sing, sing praise, make music 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make music, sing 1a2) to play a musical instrument Aramaic equivalent: ze.mar (זְמָר "music" H2170) |
| also | אַף־ | 'af- | H0637 | alsoאַף (aph) conj (denoting addition, esp of something greater) 1) also, yea, though, so much the more adv 2) furthermore, indeed Aramaic equivalent: aph (אַף "also" H0638) |
| honor my | כְּבוֹדִֽי׃ | ke-vo-DI | H3519 | gloryכָּבוֹד (ka.vod) 1) glory, honour, glorious, abundance 1a) abundance, riches 1b) honour, splendour, glory 1c) honour, dignity 1d) honour, reputation 1e) honour, reverence, glory 1f) glory |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.