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Psalms 138:7
7Though 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will protect me from the anger of my enemies. You reach out your hand, and the power of your right hand saves me.
Context of Psalms 138:7
5May they sing of the ways of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord is great. 6Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar. 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. 8The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
Read all of Psalms 138Psalms 138:7 word by word
אִם־אֵלֵ֤ךְ׀ בְּקֶ֥רֶב צָרָ֗ה תְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִי עַ֤ל אַ֣ף אֹ֭יְבַי תִּשְׁלַ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ וְת֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Though I walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
- of troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
- thou wilt reviveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
- me: thou shalt stretch forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
- thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
- against the wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- of mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- and thy right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
- shall saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
Cross-references for Psalms 138:7
- Psalms 23:3he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
- Psalms 41:7All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
- Psalms 66:10For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
- Job 13:15Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
- Job 19:25I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
- Isaiah 57:16I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created.
- Psalms 71:20Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
- Psalms 85:6Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
- Psalms 119:49Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
- Psalms 35:1Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
- Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.
- Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.
- Psalms 77:10Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
- Psalms 144:1Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- Isaiah 5:25Therefore the Lord’s anger burns against his people; his hand is raised and he strikes them down. The mountains shake, and the dead bodies are like refuse in the streets. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 9:12Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west have devoured Israel with open mouth. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
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
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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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