Salmos 138:3-8

3 En el día que clamé, me respondiste; Esforzásteme con fortaleza en mi alma.
4 Confesarte han, oh Jehová, todos los reyes de la tierra, Cuando habrán oído los dichos de tu boca.
5 Y cantarán de los caminos de Jehová: Que la gloria de Jehová es grande.
6 Porque el alto Jehová atiende al humilde; Mas al altivo mira de lejos.
7 Si anduviere yo en medio de la angustia, tú me vivificarás: Contra la ira de mis enemigos extenderás tu mano, Y salvaráme tu diestra.
8 Jehová cumplirá por mí: Tu misericordia, oh Jehová, es para siempre; No dejarás la obra de tus manos.

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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.

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