Psa 108:4 | KD | STEP | This first half is taken from Ps. 57:8-12. The repetition of confident is my heart in is here omitted; and in place of it the “my glory” of the exclamation, awake my glory , is taken up to “I will sing and will harp” as a more minute definition of the subject (vid., on ): He will do it, yea,his soul with all its godlike powers shall do it. Jahve in is transformed out of the Adonaj ; and Waw copul . is inserted both before and , contrary to -11. מעל, (as in ), would be a pleasing change for עד if followed and the definition of magnitude did not retrograde instead of heightening. Moreover ; (cf. על in ; ) favour עד in opposition to מעל.

‏ Psalms 108:4

This first half is taken from Ps. 57:8-12. The repetition of confident is my heart in Psa 57:1-11 is here omitted; and in place of it the “my glory” of the exclamation, awake my glory, is taken up to “I will sing and will harp” as a more minute definition of the subject (vid., on Psa 3:5): He will do it, yea,his soul with all its godlike powers shall do it. Jahve in Psa 108:4 is transformed out of the Adonaj; and Waw copul. is inserted both before Psa 108:4 and Psa 108:6, contrary to Psa 57:1-11. מעל, Psa 108:5 (as in Est 3:1), would be a pleasing change for עד if Psa 108:5 followed Psa 108:5 and the definition of magnitude did not retrograde instead of heightening. Moreover Psa 36:6; Jer 51:9 (cf. על in Psa 113:4; Psa 148:13) favour עד in opposition to מעל.