Psalms 138:7

Psalms 138:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
• New International Version (NIV)Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.

Context of Psalms 138:7

5And they will sing of the ways of the Lord, For great is the glory of the Lord. 6For though the Lord is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. 8The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

Psalms 138:7 word by word

אִם־אֵלֵ֤ךְ׀ בְּקֶ֥רֶב צָרָ֗ה תְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִי עַ֤ל אַ֣ף אֹ֭יְבַי תִּשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ וְת֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Thoughאִם'im · ifH518
• walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• of troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• stretchשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• Your handיָדyâd · handH3027
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• of my enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• And Your rightיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Psalms 138:7

• Psalms 23:3He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
• Psalms 41:7All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
• Psalms 66:10For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.
• Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
• Job 19:25As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.
• Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath of those whom I have made.
• Psalms 71:20You who have shown me many troubles and distresses Will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 85:6Will You not Yourself revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?
• Psalms 119:49Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope.
• Psalms 35:1Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
• Psalms 56:1Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.
• Psalms 77:10Then I said, “It is my grief, That the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
• Psalms 144:1Blessed be the Lord, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle;
• Isaiah 5:25On this account the anger of the Lord has burned against His people, And He has stretched out His hand against them and struck them down. And the mountains quaked, and their corpses lay like refuse in the middle of the streets. For all this His anger is not spent, But His hand is still stretched out.
• Isaiah 9:12The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west; And they devour Israel with gaping jaws. In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.

Commentaries on Psalms 138:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Though I walk in the midst of trouble - Though I am in the low vale of sorrow, I shall not be overlooked or forgotten. This implies that the writer was then in trouble, and it expresses the conviction that whenever he should be in trouble God would remember him, and give him life and strength. Thou wilt revive me - Thou wilt cause me to live; thou wilt give me life. Psalm 30:3. Compare the notes at Psalm 71:20. The meaning is, Thou wilt give me life…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 Though the Lord is high, yet he has respect to every lowly, humbled sinner; but the proud and unbelieving will be banished far from his blissful presence. Divine consolations have enough in them to revive us, even when we walk in the midst of troubles. And God will save his own people that they may be revived by the Holy Spirit, the Giver of life and holiness. If we give to God the glory of his mercy, we may take to ourselves the comfort. This…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The exalted God cares for the humble (Psalm 138:6), especially his servant, the psalmist (138:7–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. On this general principle of God's government (Is 2:11; 57:15; 66:2), he relies for God's favor in saving him, and overthrowing his enemies. knoweth afar off--their ways and deserts (Psa 1:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 138:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith

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• Praise
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• Revive; Reviving
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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