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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 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 the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 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. The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 138:1
Hebrew
לְדָוִד ׀ אוֹדְךָ בְכָל־לִבִּי נֶגֶד אֱלֹהִים אֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃ledavid- -'vodekha-vekhal-liviy-neged-'elohiym-'azamerekha
KJV: I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
AKJV: I will praise you with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise to you.
ASV: I will give thee thanks with my whole heart:
YLT: By David. I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do praise Thee.
Exposition: Psalms 138:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 138:2
Hebrew
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל־הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ וְאוֹדֶה אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ עַל־חַסְדְּךָ וְעַל־אֲמִתֶּךָ כִּֽי־הִגְדַּלְתָּ עַל־כָּל־שִׁמְךָ אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃'eshetachaveh-'el-heykhal-qadeshekha-ve'vodeh-'et-shemekha-'al-chasedekha-ve'al-'amitekha-khiy-higedaleta-'al-khal-shimekha-'imeratekha
KJV: 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.
AKJV: I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving kindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name.
ASV: I will worship toward thy holy temple,
YLT: I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 138:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 138:2
Psalms 138:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 138:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 138:3
Hebrew
בְּיוֹם קָרָֽאתִי וַֽתַּעֲנֵנִי תַּרְהִבֵנִי בְנַפְשִׁי עֹֽז׃veyvom-qara'tiy-vata'aneniy-tarehiveniy-venafeshiy-'oz
KJV: In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
AKJV: In the day when I cried you answered me, and strengthened me with strength in my soul.
ASV: In the day that I called thou answeredst me,
YLT: In the day I called, when Thou dost answer me, Thou dost strengthen me in my soul with strength.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 138:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 138:3
Psalms 138:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 138:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 138:4
Hebrew
יוֹדוּךָ יְהוָה כָּל־מַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ כִּי שָׁמְעוּ אִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃yvodvkha-yehvah-khal-malekhey-'aretz-khiy-shame'v-'imerey-fiykha
KJV: All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
AKJV: All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.
ASV: All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah,
YLT: O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 138:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 138:4
Psalms 138:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 138:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 138:5
Hebrew
וְיָשִׁירוּ בְּדַרְכֵי יְהוָה כִּי גָדוֹל כְּבוֹד יְהוָֽה׃veyashiyrv-vedarekhey-yehvah-khiy-gadvol-khevvod-yehvah
KJV: Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
AKJV: Yes, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
ASV: Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah;
YLT: And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great is the honour of Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 138:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 138:5
Psalms 138:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 138:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 138:6
Hebrew
כִּי־רָם יְהוָה וְשָׁפָל יִרְאֶה וְגָבֹהַּ מִמֶּרְחָק יְיֵדָֽע׃khiy-ram-yehvah-veshafal-yire'eh-vegavoha-mimerechaq-yeyeda'
KJV: Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
AKJV: Though the LORD be high, yet has he respect to the lowly: but the proud he knows afar off.
ASV: For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly;
YLT: For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 138:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 138:6
Psalms 138:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 138:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 138:7
Hebrew
אִם־אֵלֵךְ ׀ בְּקֶרֶב צָרָה תְּחַיֵּנִי עַל אַף אֹיְבַי תִּשְׁלַח יָדֶךָ וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃'im-'elekhe- -veqerev-tzarah-techayeniy-'al-'af-'oyevay-tishelach-yadekha-vetvoshiy'eniy-yemiynekha
KJV: 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.
AKJV: Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me: you shall stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand shall save me.
ASV: Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me;
YLT: If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 138:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 138:7
Psalms 138:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 138:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 138:8
Hebrew
יְהוָה יִגְמֹר בַּעֲדִי יְהוָה חַסְדְּךָ לְעוֹלָם מַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ אַל־תֶּֽרֶף׃yehvah-yigemor-va'adiy-yehvah-chasedekha-le'volam-ma'ashey-yadeykha-'al-teref
KJV: The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
AKJV: The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: your mercy, O LORD, endures for ever: forsake not the works of your own hands.
ASV: Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me:
YLT: Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness is to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 138:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 138:8
Psalms 138:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 138:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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Titus
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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Jude
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Psalms 138:1
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Canonical locus
Psalms 138:1
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