Your Daily Verse - Psalm 138:6
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I thank you, Lord, with all my heart; I sing praise to you before the gods.
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I face your holy Temple, bow down, and praise your name because of your constant love and faithfulness, because you have shown that your name and your commands are supreme.
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You answered me when I called to you; with your strength you strengthened me.
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All the kings in the world will praise you, Lord, because they have heard your promises.
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They will sing about what you have done and about your great glory.
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Even though you are so high above, you care for the lowly, and the proud cannot hide from you.
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Psalm 138:1-6 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 138
\\<>\\. This psalm is generally thought to have been written by David upon his being advanced to the throne; on account of which he praises the Lord, who had supported him under many exercises, and had made good his promise to him, at least in part; and he firmly believed the accomplishment of the rest, that he would perfect what concerned him, Ps 138:8. It seems as if this psalm was composed between his being king over Judah and over all Israel. Though Theodoret understands the psalm as a thanksgiving of the Jews upon their return from Babylon, which David prophesied of. The Syriac version calls it a thanksgiving with a prophecy; as indeed it is a prophecy of the Messiah's kingdom, and of the calling of the Gentiles in the latter day, as appears from Ps 138:4.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Footnotes 1
- [a] [Probable text] your name and your commands are supreme; [Hebrew] your command is greater than all your name.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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