Salmi 138:3-8

3 Nel giorno che io ho gridato, tu mi hai risposto; Tu mi hai accresciuto di forze nell’anima mia.

4 Tutti i re della terra ti celebreranno, Signore, Quando avranno udite le parole della tua bocca;

5 E canteranno delle vie del Signore; Conciossiachè grande sia la gloria del Signore.

6 Perciocchè il Signore è eccelso, e riguarda le cose basse; E conosce da lungi l’altiero.

7 Se io cammino in mezzo di distretta, tu mi manterrai in vita; Tu stenderai la mano sopra la faccia de’ miei nemici, E la tua destra mi salverà.

8 Il Signore compierà l’opera sua intorno a me; O Signore, la tua benignità è in eterno; Non lasciar le opere delle tue mani.

Salmi 138:3-8 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.