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Psalms 138:2
2I look towards your holy temple, and I bend down to worship you. I thank you for who you are. You love your people and they can always trust you. You are more famous than anyone, because you always do what you promise.
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 thank you, Lord, with my whole being. I will sing and praise you in front of the gods. I look towards your holy temple, and I bend down to worship you. I thank you for who you are. You love your people and they can always trust you. You are more famous than anyone, because you always do what you promise. 3When I prayed to you, you answered me. You made me brave and strong. 4All the kings in the world will thank you, Lord, when they hear the promises that you have made.
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 will come into your house, because of your faithful love. I will bend low in your holy temple, and I will worship you.
- Psalms 28:2Hear me when I call to you for help. Please be kind to me. I am lifting up my hands towards your Most Holy Place.
- Psalms 99:5Praise the Lord our God! Worship him as king. He is holy!
- 1 Kings 8:29Watch over this temple and take care of it day and night. This is the place about which you said, “People will give honour to my name there.” Please answer my prayers when I turn towards this place to pray to you.
- Daniel 6:10Daniel heard that the king had written this new law. Then he went home. He went upstairs to his room where the windows opened in the direction of Jerusalem. He bent down on his knees and he prayed to God, and he thanked God. He did that three times every day, in the same way that he had always done before.
- Psalms 36:5Lord your faithful love reaches as high as the sky. People can trust you beyond the clouds.
- Psalms 85:10God will be faithful to us and he will love us with his faithful love. His justice and his peace will join together, like dear friends.
- Psalms 86:15But you, my Lord, are a kind God who forgives people. You do not quickly become angry, and your faithful love is very great. We can always trust you to do what you have promised.
- Psalms 89:1I will always sing about the Lord's faithful love. I will tell my children and my grandchildren that you are always faithful.
- Psalms 100:4Thank him as you go through the gates into his temple. Praise him as you stand in his temple yards. Thank him and praise him as he deserves!
- Psalms 115:1Lord, you are the one who deserves that people praise you. They should praise only you, not us! Because you love us with a faithful love, and you always do what you have promised.
- Isaiah 63:7I will speak about all the good things that the Lord does because he loves his people. We should praise him for everything that he does for us. He has done many good things for us, Israel's family. He helps us because he loves us very much, and he is very kind.
- Micah 7:18No other god is like you. You chose us to be your people. And you decide not to remember what we have done wrong. Not many of your people remain and we have done bad things. But you choose to forget those bad things. You will not always be angry, because you want very much to be kind.
- Luke 1:68‘The Lord God of Israel is a great God. He has come to save his people. He has come to make them free.
- John 1:17God gave his Law to us through Moses. But Jesus Christ brought God's grace and his truth to us.
- Romans 15:8Remember this: Christ became a servant of the Jews so that they could understand God's true message. He showed them that God has now done what he promised to their ancestors.
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
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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
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