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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Psalms 57:8

Awake up, my glory, his soul, his whole being should be aroused to the proper frame of mind, to give praise; awake, psaltery and harp, or, harp and zither, which he loved to play to the glory of God. I myself will awake early, arousing the very dawn in his eagerness to sing praises, urging the sun to rise that he may begin his matin service.

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See also Psalms 57:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 57:8. _AWAKE UP, MY GLORY_] Instead of כבודי _kebodi_, "my glory," one MS., and the _Syriac_, have כנורי _kinnori_, "my harp." Dr. _Kennicott_ reads כבורי _kebori_, which he supposes to...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AWAKE UP, MY GLORY - By the word “glory” here some understand the tongue; others understand the soul itself, as the glory of man. The “word” properly refers to that which is weighty, or important; the...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 57 Perfect Trust in God _ 1. Sheltered until the trouble is past (Psalms 57:1)_ 2. Deliverance and praise (Psalms 57:6) The inscription is Al-taschith, which means “destroy not”; it is the...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LVII. HERE TWO PSS. ARE UNITED: A containing Psalms 57:1, B, Psalms 57:7. PSALMS 57:1. The Ps. is closely allied to the preceding, also a michtam Ps. (p. 373). The author flees to God's protection ag...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AWAKE. Figure of speech _Poeanismos_. App-6. GLORY. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), put for the tongue or the heart which gives the glory. WILL AWAKE EARLY. will awake the dawn....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Convinced that God will manifest His authority, the Psalmist sees the machinations of his enemies turning to their own defeat, and utters resolutions of joyous thanksgiving....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Awake up_ A common summons to action. Cp. Judges 5:12; Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 52:1. _my glory_ So the soul is designated, either as the

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 596 DAVID’S LOVE TO GOD Psalms 57:7. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I wil...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AWAKE UP, MY GLORY, &C.— _My tongue,_ Psalms 16:9; Psalms 30:12. The Psalmist, in the next clause, by an elegant figure, calls upon his psaltery, or harp, as if they were endued with life, to awake wi...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 57 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Reminiscence of David's Early Troubles when Pursued by Saul, Subsequently Adapted to Brighter Times. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 57:1-5, Prayer for Deliverance from Out...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _MY HEART IS FIXED, O GOD, MY HEART IS FIXED: I WILL SING AND GIVE PRAISE._ -Determination to praise God. Verse 7. MY HEART IS FIXED, O GOD, MY HEART IS FIXED - literally, prepared, established. The...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    57:8 glory; (l-3) See Psalms 16:9 . wake (m-10) Or 'awake with;' and so Psalms 108:2 ....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    MY GLORY. — See Note, Psalms 7:5. I MYSELF WILL AWAKE EARLY. — Perhaps, rather, _I will rouse the dawn._ Comp Ovid. Met. xi. 597, where the cock is said _evocare Auroram;_ and Milton, still more near...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 57:9]_ ע֤וּרָה כְבֹודִ֗י ע֭וּרָֽה הַ נֵּ֥בֶל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 57:1 THIS psalm resembles the preceding in the singer's circumstances of peril and in his bold faith. It has also points of contact in the cry, "Be gracious," and in the remarkable expression f...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “IN THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS” Psalms 57:1 This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi. It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain, Psalms 57:5; Psal...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Yet again the theme is the same, but the triumph of trust is even more conspicuous. Compare the opening here with that of the previous song. The cry is the same, but the reason is different. There it...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! do not fail to observe how the Psalm ends. It began in sorrow, and closeth in joy. Yes! whatever is founded in faith and prayer, must end in praise. This holds good to all the seed of Christ....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    8._Awake up, my tongue _David here expresses, in poetical terms, the ardor with which his soul was inspired. He calls upon tongue, psaltery, and harp, to prepare for the celebration of the name of God...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 57 looks more at the evil and the feet being kept, leaning on the word. This psalm, while crying to God in the same spirit and circumstances, and under the same title, is more the expression of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AWAKE UP, MY GLORY,.... Meaning his soul, whom Jacob calls his honour, Genesis 49:6; it being the most honourable, glorious, and excellent part of man; is the breath of God, of his immediate productio...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I [myself] will awake early. Ver. 8. _Awake up, my glory_] He rouseth himself out of his natural drowsiness, as Samson once went forth and shook himself....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _My heart is fixed_ Hebrew, נכון, _nachon, prepared_, or, _established;_ namely, in a full assurance of obtaining thy merciful help. It was ready to sink with fear, but now I have, through thy grace,...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    MY GLORY; either, 1. My soul; or rather, 2. My tongue, the instrument of singing, which he was now about to do, PSALMS 57:7,9. I MYSELF WILL AWAKE EARLY; I will rouse up and employ all the powers of...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 57:8 Awake H5782 (H8798) glory H3519 Awake H5782 (H8798) lute H5035 harp H3658 awaken H5782 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    AN EXPRESSION OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING FOR GOD'S INTERVENTION ON HIS BEHALF (PSALMS 57:7). Even in the midst of his trials David was able to sing and compose Psalms, for his delight was in his God,...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Let me say, before we begin our reading, that the 108 th Psalm is made up partly of the 60 th and partly of the 57 th; yet we are sure that the Holy Spirit is not short of language, so that he needs t...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtaim of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. This is one of the «Destroy not» Psalms; for that is the meaning of the title, Altaschith, which is used here...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 57:1. _Be merciful unto me, O God_ He begins with the same note as in the last Psalm; it is a note that cannot be too often on the believer's tongue: «Be merciful unto me, O God,» Psalms 57:1...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David in faith pleads God's mercy in his calamities. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: God's glory should be nearer our hearts than any interests of our own. Whatever God performs concer...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This was anciently called the _golden_ psalm, for it is the touchstone of illustration with regard to the cares of providence. While David was in the cave of Adullam, in the wilderness of Engedi, hidi...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early._ ART AND WORSHIP Art and Worship--these stand in our day like two rival spirits, contending for the mastery in the religious life of this country...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed._ THE HEART FIXED He summons his powers at once for the execution of his purpose No sooner is the resolve taken, than at once to the practice of the same....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Be merciful unto me, O God._ SPIRITUAL EXPERIMENTALISM I. A blessed religious exercise. 1. Praying. “Be merciful unto me,” etc. An epitome of all true prayer. Mercy is what we need; to remove our...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:1. This is another individual lament, based on an event in David’s life (probably 1 Samuel 22:1, but possibly...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:6 The singer urges himself to praise God and to look forward to bringing testimony of God’s goodness to the whole world (PEOPLES and NATIONS, v....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:8 MY GLORY refers to a person’s best qualities. ⇐ ⇔...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician.” The chief musician was the director of the music in public worship. And the Psalms which were addressed to him were intended for use in the Temp...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate "title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician): destroy not; David's; Michtam; when he fled from Saul; in th...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 57:1-11. To the chief musician, and that Altaschith is "destroying not." It is a prayer of David when he fled from Saul and was hiding in the cave. So Saul is looking for David; he is hiding in th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 2:26; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 52:9; Judges 5:12; Psalms 108:1;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    My glory — My tongue, the instrument of singing. Awake — I will employ all the powers of my soul and body....

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