Salmos 138:3-8

3 El día que llamé, me respondiste; me fortaleciste con fortaleza en mi alma.

4 Te confesarán, oh SEÑOR, todos los reyes de la tierra, cuando oigan los dichos de tu boca.

5 Y cantarán en los caminos del SEÑOR, que la gloria del SEÑOR es grande.

6 Porque el alto SEÑOR mira al humilde; y al altivo no lo conoce.

7 Si anduviere yo por medio de la angustia, tú me vivificarás; contra la ira de mis enemigos extenderás tu mano, y tu diestra me salvará.

8 El SEÑOR cumplirá por mí; tu misericordia, oh SEÑOR, es para siempre; no dejarás la obra de tus manos.

Salmos 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.