Salmos 138:1-6

1 Con todo mi corazón te daré gracias; en presencia de los dioses te cantaré alabanzas.

2 Me postraré hacia tu santo templo, y daré gracias a tu nombre por tu misericordia y tu verdad; porque has engrandecido tu palabra conforme a todo tu nombre.

3 En el día que invoqué, me respondiste; me hiciste valiente con fortaleza en mi alma.

4 Todos los reyes de la tierra te alabarán, SEÑOR, cuando hayan oído los dichos de tu boca.

5 Y cantarán de los caminos del SEÑOR, porque grande es la gloria del SEÑOR.

6 Porque el SEÑOR es excelso, y atiende al humilde, mas al altivo conoce de lejos.

Salmos 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.