Psalm 138:1-6

1 Salmo 138
Salmo de David.
Te doy gracias, oh Señor
, con todo el corazón;
delante de los dioses cantaré tus alabanzas.

2 Me inclino ante tu santo templo mientras adoro;
alabo tu nombre por tu amor inagotable y tu fidelidad,
porque tus promesas están respaldadas
por todo el honor de tu nombre.

3 En cuanto oro, tú me respondes;
me alientas al darme fuerza.

4 Todos los reyes del mundo te darán gracias, Señor
,
porque cada uno de ellos escuchará tus palabras.

5 Así es, cantarán acerca de los caminos del Señor
,
porque la gloria del Señor
es muy grande.

6 Aunque el Señor
es grande, se ocupa de los humildes,
pero se mantiene distante de los orgullosos.

Psalm 138:1-6 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.