Psalms 138:8
O daughter of Babylon, miserable: blessed shall he be who shall repay thee thy payment which thou hast paid us.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
9Blessed be he that shall take and dash thy little ones against the rock.
Cross References
Job 10:8Thy hands have made me, and fashioned me wholly round about, and dost thou thus cast me down headlong on a sudden?
Psalms 57:2Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.
Psalms 71:6By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother's womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:
Psalms 100:3Know ye that the Lord he is God: he made us, and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children's children,
Isaiah 26:12Lord, thou wilt give us peace: for thou hast wrought all our works for us.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:7-8
God's Care of His People. 6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord , endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. David here comforts himself with three things:— I. The favour God bears to his humble people ( v.… Read the whole commentary →