Psalms 57:7
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
BSB
ASV
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
KJV
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
My heart is fixed, O God,.... Firm and sure, trusting in the Lord, believing that he should be saved by him out of his troubles; see Psa 101:1. So, in a spiritual sense, a heart fixed and established, or that is firm and sure, is one that is assured of its salvation by Christ, rooted and grounded in the love of God, firmly built on the foundation, Christ, and has its affections set on him; and is unmoved, from the hope of the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, by whatsoever it meets with in the world.
My heart is fixed. One would have thought he would have said, "My heart is fluttered; "but no, he is calm, firm, happy, resolute, established. When the central axle is secure, the whole wheel is right. If our great bower anchor holds, the ship cannot drive. O God, my heart is fixed. I am resolved to trust thee, to serve thee, and to praise thee. Twice does he declare this to the glory of God who thus comforts the souls of his servants.
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Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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Romans 5:3Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
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Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”