English Standard Version
Psalms 138:1
1I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise;
Psalms 138:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
- New International Version (NIV)I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart; I will sing your praises before the gods.
Context of Psalms 138:1
I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; 2I 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. 3On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
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אוֹדְךָ֥ בְכָל־לִבִּ֑י נֶ֖גֶד אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 138:1
- Psalms 9:1I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
- Psalms 86:12I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.
- Psalms 103:1Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
- Psalms 111:1Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
- 1 Corinthians 14:15What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.
- Ephesians 5:19addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
- Psalms 82:1God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
- Psalms 119:46I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,
- Exodus 22:28"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
- John 10:34Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?
- Acts 23:5And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
- Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
Commentaries on Psalms 138:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I will praise thee with my whole heart - Reserving nothing m my heart to give to idols or to other gods. All that constitutes praise to God as God, he would address to him alone. He would use no language, and cherish no feeling, which implied a belief that there was any other God; he would indulge in no attachment which would be inconsistent with supreme attachment to God, or which would tend to draw away his affections from him. See the notes at Psalm…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist praises God for answering prayer. (1-5) The Lord's dealing with the humble and the proud. (6-8) Verses 1-5 When we can praise God with our whole heart, we need not be unwilling for the whole world to witness our gratitude and joy in him. Those who rely on his loving-kindness and truth through Jesus Christ, will ever find him faithful to his word. If he spared not his own Son, how shall he not with him freely give us all things? If God gives…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. 1-81. I will praise thee with my whole heart--(Compare Psa 9:1). before the gods--whether angels (Psa 8:5); or princes (Ex 21:6; Psa 82:6); or idols (Psa 97:7); denotes a readiness to worship the true God alone, and a contempt of all other objects of worship.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 1before the princes I shall sing Your praises before the eyes of the princes (kings).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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