Tree of Life Version
Psalms 138:8
8Adonai will fulfill His purpose for me. Your lovingkindness, Adonai, endures forever. Do not abandon the work of Your hands.
Psalms 138:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
Context of Psalms 138:8
6For though Adonai is exalted, yet He looks upon the lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar. 7Though I walk amid trouble, You revive me. You stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand delivers me. Adonai will fulfill His purpose for me. Your lovingkindness, Adonai, endures forever. Do not abandon the work of Your hands.
Read all of Psalms 138Psalms 138:8 word by word
יְהוָה֮ יִגְמֹ֪ר בַּ֫עֲדִ֥י יְ֭הוָה חַסְדְּךָ֣ לְעוֹלָ֑ם מַעֲשֵׂ֖י יָדֶ֣יךָ אַל־תֶּֽרֶף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 138:8
- Psalms 57:2Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I take refuge, until destruction passes by.
- Isaiah 26:12Adonai, You will establish shalom for us, for all our works You have done for us.
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so they may fear Me forever; for their good and for their children after them.
- John 15:2Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He trims so that it may bear more fruit.
- Romans 5:10For if, while we were yet enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by His life.
- Romans 8:28Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
- Philippians 1:6I am sure of this very thing—that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the Day of Messiah Yeshua.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24Faithful is the One who calls you—and He will make it happen!
- Psalms 100:5For Adonai is good. His lovingkindness endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.
- Psalms 103:17But the mercy of Adonai is from everlasting to everlasting on those who revere Him, His righteousness to children’s children,
- Psalms 71:6From my birth I have leaned on You. You took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise is always about You.
- Job 10:3Is it good for You to oppress, to despise the work of Your hands, while You smile on the plans of the wicked?
- Job 14:15You will call and I—I will answer You; You will long for the work of Your hands.
- Isaiah 42:16I will bring the blind by a way they do not know. in paths they have not known, I will guide them. I will turn darkness before them to light and the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 43:21the people I formed for Myself, so they might declare My praise.
- 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! In His great mercy He caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua from the dead.
Commentaries on Psalms 138:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me - He will complete what he has begun. He will not begin to interpose in my behalf, and then abandon me. He will not promise to save me, and then fail to fulfill his promise. He will not encourage me, and then cast me off. So of us. He will complete what he begins. He will not convert a soul, and then leave it to perish. “Grace will complete what grace begins.” See the notes at Philemon 1:6. Thy mercy, O Lord…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. 8The psalmist trusts in the Lord's perfect plans and prays for God's continued involvement. The psalmist sees himself as part of God’s plans (see Psalms 9:10; 139:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. God will fulfil His promise.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 8May the Lord agree with me May He agree with my requests.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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