Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
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Gill's Exposition
Awake up, my glory,.... Meaning his soul, whom Jacob calls his honour, Gen 49:6; it being the most honourable, glorious, and excellent part of man; is the breath of God, of his immediate production;…
Barnes' Notes
Awake up, my glory - By the word “glory” here some understand the tongue; others understand the soul itself, as the glory of man. The “word” properly refers to that which is weighty, or important;…
How strangely is the tune altered here! David's prayers and complaints, by the lively actings of faith, are here, all of a sudden, turned into praises and thanksgivings; his sackcloth is loosed, he is…
Cambridge Bible
Awake up A common summons to action. Cp. Jdg 5:12; Isa 51:9; Isa 51:17; Isa 52:1.
my glory So the soul is designated, either as the noblest part of man, or as the image of the divine glory. Cp. Psa…
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