1.
O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
Title. A Song. Hebrew shir. App-65 .
Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65 .
of David. Psalms 10 8Â-110 relate to the true David, and His humiliation, deliverance, and triumph. The first of fifteen Davidic Psalms in this fifth book. This subject appears in each book as the root and source of all blessing. Instead of a new Psalm being written for this subject here, a composite Psalm is formed by a combination of parts of Psalms 57:7-11 and Psalms 60:6-12 . See the notes there.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
fixed = steadfast.
my glory. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Effect), App-6 , for the heart or tongue which gives the glory. Compare Psalms 7:5 ; Psalms 16:9 ; Psalms 30:12 ; Psalms 57:8 . Literally "Aye, fain would I glory", &c.
2.
Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
awake early = awake the dawn.
3.
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
people = peoples.
4.
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
mercy = lovingkindness, or grace.
clouds = skies.
5.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
6.
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.
beloved = beloved ones (plural)
7.
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
spoken in: or sworn by.
8.
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Manasseh. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "And Manasseh".
9.
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
shoe. See note on Psalms 60:8 .
10.
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
11.
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Thou. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "Thou" (emphatic) in the text.
12.
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 .
13.
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
To the chief Musician. App-64 .