New Living Translation
Psalms 138:2
2I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.
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 give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart; I will sing your praises before the gods. I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name. 3As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength. 4Every king in all the earth will thank you, Lord, for all of them will hear your words.
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 5:7Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.
- Psalms 28:2Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
- Psalms 99:5Exalt the Lord our God! Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!
- 1 Kings 8:29May you watch over this Temple night and day, this place where you have said, ‘My name will be there.’ May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place.
- Daniel 6:10But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
- Psalms 36:5Your unfailing love, O Lord, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
- Psalms 85:10Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!
- Psalms 86:15But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
- Psalms 100:4Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name goes all the glory for your unfailing love and faithfulness.
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love. I will praise the Lord for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, which he has granted according to his mercy and love.
- Micah 7:18Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.
- Luke 1:68“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.
- Romans 15:8Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made 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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