Salmos 138:3-8

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.

7 Aunque estoy rodeado de dificultades,
tú me protegerás del enojo de mis enemigos.
Extiendes tu mano,
y el poder de tu mano derecha me salva.

8 El Señor
llevará a cabo los planes que tiene para mi vida,
pues tu fiel amor, oh Señor
, permanece para siempre.
No me abandones, porque tú me creaste.

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.