Psalms 57:7

Fixed. — Better, steadfast (See Psalms 51:10, Note.)

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My heart is fixed, O God - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prepared.” Compare the notes at Psalms 51:10 . The word “suited” or “prepared” accurately expr...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

My heart is (h) fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: (i) I will sing and give praise. (h) That is, wholly bent to give you praise for my deliverance. (...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LVII. Here two Pss. are united: A containing Psalms 57:1-6 , B, Psalms 57:7-11 . Psalms 57:1-6 . The Ps. is closely allied to the preceding,...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

My heart. my heart. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), as in Psalms 57:1 . (See the Structure, above; also the Figure of speech Ecphonesis. )...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. My heart is prepared, O God! (344) Some read fixed, or confirmed, and the Hebrew word נכון, nacon, bears that signification as...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 596 DAVID’S LOVE TO GOD Psalms 57:7-11 . My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. My heart is fixed - My heart is prepared to do and suffer thy will. It is f...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My heart is fixed— Or, prepared, as in the Margin of our Bibles. He says, in the conclusion of the foregoing verse, that his enemies had fallen i...
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, m...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 57:1-11 THIS psalm resembles the preceding in the singer's circumstances of peril and in his bold faith. It has also points of contact in t...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“In the Shadow of Thy Wings” Psalms 57:1-11 This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi. It consists of two sections, e...
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...
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...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

MY HEART IS FIXED ‘My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed.’ Psalms 57:7 The earnestness with which these words are spoken shows that he w...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

My heart is fixed, O God ,.... Firm and sure, trusting in the Lord, believing that he should be saved by him out of his troubles; see Psalms 101:1...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Ver. 7. My heart is fixed, O God ] I am both ready and resolute; I doubt...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer Turned to Praise. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixe...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Fixed, or established , in a full assurance of thy merciful help. It was ready to sink with fear, or bowed down , Psalms 57:6 ; but now I have...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

An Expression Of Praise And Thanksgiving For God's Intervention On His Behalf ( Psalms 57:7-11 ). Even in the midst of his trials David was able t...
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 wer...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 believe...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 m...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
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...
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...
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 re...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate "title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician): dest...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The True Confidence of Faith. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, to be chanted according to the melody "Destroy not," which also referred to the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

My heart is fixed, O God, ready, confident, fearless, my heart is fixed, in the certainty of victory; I will sing and give praise, both with voic...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 5:20 ; Isaiah 24:15 ; Psalms 34:4 ; Psalms 108:1 ; Psalms 108:2 ; Psalms 112:7 ; Romans 5:3
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Fixed — In a stedfast belief of thy promises.

⁷ My heart is fixed,a O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 57:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 57:7