Psalms 138:1

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I 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.

Context of Psalms 138:1

Of David. I praise You with all my heart. In the presence of the mighty I will sing praises to You. 2I bow down toward Your holy Temple and praise Your Name for Your love and Your faithfulness. For You—magnified above all Your Name and Your word. 3On the day I called, You answered me. You made me bold with strength in my soul.

Psalms 138:1 word by word

אוֹדְךָ֥ בְכָל־לִבִּ֑י נֶ֖גֶד אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• thee with my whole heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• before the godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will I sing praiseזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167

Cross-references for Psalms 138:1

• Psalms 9:1For the music director, to the tune of “The Death of the Son,” a psalm of David.
• Psalms 86:12I praise You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and glorify Your Name forever.
• Psalms 103:1Of David. Bless Adonai, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy Name.
• Psalms 111:1Halleluyah! I praise Adonai with all my heart in the company and congregation of the upright.
• 1 Corinthians 14:15What is it then? I will pray in my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, and I will also sing praises with my mind.
• Ephesians 5:19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your heart to the Lord—
• Psalms 82:1A psalm of Asaph. God takes His stand in the assembly of God. He judges among the ‘gods’:
• Psalms 119:46I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and never be ashamed.
• Exodus 22:28“Do not hold back the fullness of your crops or your vintage. You are to present the firstborn of your sons to Me.
• John 10:34Yeshua answered them, “Isn’t it written in your Writings, ‘I have said you are gods’?
• Acts 23:5Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he is the kohen gadol . For it has been written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service to those about 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