Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 138:2
2I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your constant love and truth. You have exalted your name and your promise above everything else.
Psalms 138:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
- New International Version (NIV)I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.
Context of Psalms 138:2
1I will give you thanks with all my heart; I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings. I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your constant love and truth. You have exalted your name and your promise above everything else. 3On the day I called, you answered me; you increased strength within me. 4All the kings on earth will give you thanks, Lord, when they hear what you have promised.
Read all of Psalms 138Psalms 138:2 word by word
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה אֶל־הֵיכַ֪ל קָדְשְׁךָ֡ וְא֘וֹדֶ֤ה אֶת־שְׁמֶ֗ךָ עַל־חַסְדְּךָ֥ וְעַל־אֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ עַל־כָּל־שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I will worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
- toward thy holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
- and praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
- thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- for thy lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
- and for thy truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- for thou hast magnifiedגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
- thy wordאִמְרָה'imrâh 'emrâh · wordH565
Cross-references for Psalms 138:2
- Psalms 5:7But I enter your house by the abundance of your faithful love; I bow down toward your holy temple in reverential awe of you.
- Psalms 28:2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
- Psalms 99:5Exalt the Lord our God; bow in worship at his footstool. He is holy.
- 1 Kings 8:29so that your eyes may watch over this temple night and day, toward the place where you said, “My name will be there,” and so that you may hear the prayer that your servant prays toward this place.
- Daniel 6:10When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. The windows in its upstairs room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- Psalms 36:5Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven, your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalms 85:10Faithful love and truth will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.
- Psalms 86:15But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing about the Lord’s faithful love forever; I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations with my mouth.
- Psalms 100:4Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name.
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth.
- Isaiah 63:7I will make known the Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the Lord has done for us — even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on to his anger forever because he delights in faithful love.
- Luke 1:68Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and provided redemption for his people.
- John 1:17for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Romans 15:8For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers,
Commentaries on Psalms 138:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I will worship - I will bow down and adore. Toward thy holy temple - See the notes at Psalm 5:7. The word temple here undoubtedly refers to the tabernacle. And praise thy name for thy loving-kindness - Praise thee for thy benignity; thy mercy; thy benevolence. And for thy truth - Thy truthfulness; thy faithfulness to thy promises. For thou hast magnified thy word - Thou hast made it great. Compare Isaiah 42:21. The reference here is to the promises of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The Lord receives praise before the gods of the nations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (Compare Psa 5:7). thy word above all thy name--that is, God's promise (2Sa 7:12-16), sustained by His mercy and truth, exceeded all other manifestations of Himself as subject of praise.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 2for You magnified Your word over all Your names Your name is mighty, jealous, and vengeful, but You magnified Your word, so that You skip over Your standards, over all Your names, and You forgive us.Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 138:2
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 138
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Christian Standard Bible — © 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Commentaries