Psalm 138:7-8

7 Though I ¹walk in the midst of trouble, You will ²revive me; You will ³stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will ⁴save me.

8 The LORD will ⁵accomplish what concerns me; Your ⁶lovingkindness, O LORD, is everlasting; ⁷Do not forsake the ⁸works of Your hands.

Psalm 138:7-8 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.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 23:4; Psalms 143:11
• 2. Ezra 9:8, 9; Psalms 71:20; Isaiah 57:15
• 3. Exodus 7:5; Exodus 15:12; Isaiah 5:25; Jeremiah 51:25; Ezekiel 6:14; Ezekiel 25:13
• 4. Psalms 20:6; Psalms 60:5
• 5. Psalms 57:2; Philippians 1:6
• 6. Psalms 136:1
• 7. Job 10:8; Psalms 27:9; Psalms 71:9; Psalms 119:8
• 8. Job 10:3; Job 14:15; Psalms 100:3

Footnotes

• [a] Or "keep me alive"