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Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn.
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Worship with Your 'Glory'
Commentators explain that David's call for his 'glory' to awake is a summons to his noblest faculties. Many identify this specifically as his tongue, the instrument of spoken praise, while others see it more broadly as his soul or intellect. The principle is to engage our very best parts—our mind, voice, and spirit—in the wholehearted worship of God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Awake up, my glory - By the word “glory” here some understand the tongue; others understand the soul itself, as the glory of man. T…
19th Century
Anglican
My glory. —See Note, Psalms 7:5.
I myself will awake early. —Perhaps, rather, …
Baptist
Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. My tongue, the glory of my frame, be not silent!
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16th Century
Protestant
Awake up, my tongue—David here expresses, in poetic terms, the fervor with which his soul was inspired. He calls upon tongue, psaltery, an…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Awake up, my glory Meaning his soul, whom Jacob calls his honour, (Genesis 49:6); it being the most hono…
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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