Psalms 108:2
Awake, O harp and lyre!
What it says
He calls the harp and lyre to wake, resolving to awaken the dawn itself.
What it is doing
This verse turns fixed devotion into energetic, early praise.
In context
1A song. A Psalm of David. 2Awake, O harp and lyre! 3I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; 4For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; 6Respond and save us with Your right hand, 7God has spoken from His sanctuary: 8Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; 9Moab is My washbasin; 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? 11Have You not rejected us, O God? 12Give us aid against the enemy, 13With God we will perform with valor,