Psalms 138
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Psalm 138

New American Standard Bible 1995

Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Favor.

A Psalm of David.

11I will giveH3034 You thanksH3034 with allH3605 my heartH3820; I will singH2167 praisesH2167 to You beforeH5048 the 2godsH430.2I will bowH7812 downH7812 3towardH413 Your holyH6944 templeH1964 And 4giveH3034 thanksH3034 to Your nameH8034 for Your lovingkindnessH2617 and Your 5truthH571; For You have 6magnifiedH1431 Your 7wordH565 8accordingH5921 to allH3605 Your nameH8034.3On the dayH3117 I 9calledH7121, You answeredH6030 me; You madeH7292 me boldH7292 with 10strengthH5797 in my soulH5315.

411AllH3605 the kingsH4428 of the earthH776 will giveH3034 thanksH3034 to You, O LordH3068, WhenH3588 they have heardH8085 the wordsH561 of Your mouthH6310.5And they will 12singH7891 of the waysH1870 of the LordH3068, For 13greatH1419 is the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068.6For 14thoughH3588 the LordH3068 is exaltedH7311, Yet He 15regardsH7200 the lowlyH8217, But the 16haughtyH1364 He knowsH3045 from afarH4801.

7ThoughH518 I 17walkH1980 in the midstH7130 of troubleH6869, You will 1819reviveH2421 me; You will 20stretchH7971 forthH7971 Your handH3027 againstH5921 the wrathH639 of my enemiesH340, And Your rightH3225 handH3225 will 21saveH3467 me.8The LordH3068 will 22accomplishH1584 whatH1157 concernsH1157 me; Your 23lovingkindnessH2617, O LordH3068, is everlastingH5769; 24Do not forsakeH7503 the 25worksH4639 of Your handsH3027.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 138:1 Ps 111:1 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 138:1 Ps 95:3; 96:4; 97:7 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 138:2 1 Kin 8:29; Ps 5:7; 28:2 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 138:2 Ps 140:13 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 138:2 Or faithfulness ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 138:2 Is 42:21 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 138:2 Or promise ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 138:2 Or together with ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 138:3 Ps 118:5 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 138:3 Ps 28:7; 46:1 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 138:4 Ps 72:11; 102:15 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 138:5 Ps 145:7 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 138:5 Ps 21:5 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 138:6 Ps 113:4-7 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 138:6 Prov 3:34; Is 57:15; Luke 1:48; James 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 138:6 Ps 40:4; 101:5 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 138:7 Ps 23:4; 143:11 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 138:7 Or keep me alive ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 138:7 Ezra 9:8, 9; Ps 71:20; Is 57:15 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 138:7 Ex 7:5; 15:12; Is 5:25; Jer 51:25; Ezek 6:14; 25:13 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 138:7 Ps 20:6; 60:5 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 138:8 Ps 57:2; Phil 1:6 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 138:8 Ps 136:1 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 138:8 Job 10:8; Ps 27:9; 71:9; 119:8 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 138:8 Job 10:3; 14:15; Ps 100:3 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 138

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