Your Daily Verse - Psalm 138:6
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<> I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.
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I will bow down toward your holy temple, And give thanks to your Name for your lovingkindness and for your truth; For you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
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In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
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All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, For they have heard the words of your mouth.
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Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; For great is Yahweh's glory.
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For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; But the proud, he knows from afar.
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Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.
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Psalm 138:1-7 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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