Psalm 57:7 (WEB)
My heart is steadfast, God. My heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
Fathers and councils · 7
Augustine of Hippo
“This is the preparation of the heart, of which it is sung in another Psalm, “My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared:” of which the Apostle says, “But if we hope for what we see not, we do with patience wait for it.”” — editor's note: Ps. lvii. 7.
Read the whole comment“12. …Let your Love see the Lord speaking to us, and exhorting us by His example: “A trap they have prepared for My feet, and have bowed down My Soul” (ver. 7).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…“they were cut away from Thy hand;” they who believed Me destitute of help, are deprived of the help of Thy hand: for they, as he saith in another Psalm, have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves.” — editor's note: Ps. lvii. 7.
Read the whole comment“Whatever slight differences therefore occur in this CVIIIth Psalm, compared with those two, of parts of which it is composed, are easy to understand; just as we find in the LVIIth, “I will sing and give praise; awake, O my glory:” here,“ I will sing and give praise, with my glory.”” — editor's note: Ps. lvii. 7, 8.
Read the whole comment“Thus, therefore, it is necessary for one not to boast of such things in a hypocritical way, but to be prepared in the heart itself for all things, so that he can sing that prophetic word, “My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared.”” — editor's note: English version, “fixed”— Ps. lvii. 7.
Read the whole comment“Happy is he who, in all that he suffers unjustly for righteousness’ sake, can say with truth, “My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready;” for this it is that gives cause for that which follows: “I will sing and I give praise;” which Paul and Barnabas could do even in the cruellest of bonds.” — editor's note: Ps. lvii. 7.
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Jerome
“Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp.”” — editor's note: Ps. lvii. 7, 8.
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount I.19.
