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My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
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A Steadfast Heart
Commentators explain that a 'fixed' heart is firm, prepared, and steadfast in its trust in God. The Hebrew word implies both a resolute decision and a cheerful readiness. This isn't a wavering or uncertain faith, but a conscious, settled confidence in God's character, emphasized by the psalmist's repetition.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My heart is fixed, O God - Margin, as in Hebrew, “prepared.” Compare the notes at Psalms 51:10. The word “suited” or “prepared” acc…
19th Century
Anglican
Fixed. —Better, steadfast (See Psalms 51:10, Note.)
Baptist
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
Let the lions open their cruel mouths, and roar, and let …
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16th Century
Protestant
My heart is prepared, O God! Some read fixed, or confirmed, and the Hebrew word נכון, nacon, has that meaning a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My heart is fixed, O God Firm and sure, trusting in the Lord, believing that he would be saved by him out of his tro…
By lively faith, David's prayers and complaints are at once turned into praises. His heart is steadfast; it is prepared for every event, resting fi…
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