Psalm 138:20

20 quia dices in cogitatione accipient in vanitate civitates tuas

Psalm 138:20 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.

Psalm 138:20 In-Context

18 dinumerabo eos et super harenam multiplicabuntur exsurrexi et adhuc sum tecum

19 si occideris Deus peccatores et viri sanguinum declinate a me

20 quia dices in cogitatione accipient in vanitate civitates tuas

21 nonne qui oderunt te Domine oderam et super inimicos tuos tabescebam

22 perfecto odio oderam illos inimici facti sunt mihi