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Psalms 138:2

I will bow myself down before thy holy temple, and I will thank thy name for thy kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified above all thy name thy promise.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

In Context

1“By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, will I sing praise unto thee.

3On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul.

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Cross References

1 Kings 8:20And the Lord hath fulfilled his word that he hath spoken: and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord hath spoken, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:29That thy eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there; that thou mayest listen unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray at this place.

Psalms 5:8(5:9) O Lord, lead me in thy righteousness because of those that regard me enviously; make straight before me thy way.

Psalms 36:5(36:6) O Lord, into the heavens reacheth thy kindness, thy faithfulness even into the skies.

Psalms 56:10(56:11) In God will I praise the word: in the Lord will I praise the word.

Psalms 86:15But thou, O Lord, art God, full of mercy, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in kindness and truth.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:2-6

Grateful Praise. 1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord , when they hear the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

Study Psalms 138:2

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