“Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.”
The reference to awakening the dawn with song and making melody indicates the psalmist's intention to begin the new day with praise, establishing that worship marks the transition from night (a time of danger) to light (a time of hope and trust). The addressing of the lyre and harp suggests the use of music to express and reinforce faith, to transform internal trust into audible testimony. The language indicates that the psalmist's resolve is so strong that praise will precede the sunrise; the righteous will greet the dawn with thanksgiving. This verse transforms the vulnerability of the night into an occasion for deepened praise.
Church Fathers on Psalms 57:8
1. We have heard in the Gospel just now, brethren, how loves us our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God with the Father, Man with us, out of our own selves, now at the right hand of the Father; you have heard how much He loves us.... 2. Because then this Psalm is singing of the Passion of the Lord, see what is the title that it has: “at the end.” The end is Christ. Romans 10:4 Why has He been called end? Not as one that consumes, but one that consummates. 3. “At the end,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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