The mention in Psalms 138:2 of God's "holy temple" is thought by Hammond to confirm this, as the cherubim in it answers to the angels here. love". "I will worship toward thy holy temple" (Psalms 138:2). David would write. Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. He virtually challenges the pagan so-called "gods" to verify, if they could, their claim to divinity, by showing any boon like this which they had ever bestowed (cf. Words in boxes are from the Bible. "Commentary on Psalms 138:1". 1870. “I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.”. All kings shall praise Yahweh, because, though high, He respects the lowly (Psalms 138:4-6); therefore David is assured that Yahweh will revive in trouble, save, and perfect him (Psalms 138:7-8). how great someone is. This is a Psalm of thanksgiving to God for those great deliverances which he had granted to David from Saul and other enemies; by the remembrance whereof David encourageth himself to trust in God in all him future difficulties. Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. The praise David speaks of is that which is of a public kind. Look at the note on verse 2 for "kind The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/psalms-138.html. covenant ~ two people have agreed what each should do the world will thank you, *LORD. 2. BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. Isaiah 43:9; Isaiah 41:20-21). Ver. two people (or groups of people) agree. "In the day that I called, thou answeredst me" (Psalms 138:3). When they came home, 70 years later, they had to build their *temple BibliographyGill, John. Ver. The angels are present as witnesses of men's worship in the house of God. » 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. All that constitutes praise to God as God, he would address to him alone. sin ~ not to obey God; or what you do when you do not obey Does that mean that David wrote the psalm? written in EasyEnglish Level A (1200 words). PSALM 138 OVERVIEW. Quotes available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. - What is the meaning of Psalm 138:1? For a further discussion of this secondary use of the term "gods," see the chapter introduction to Psalms 82 (above). 1832. I WILL GIVE THANKS WITH MY WHOLE HEART. I will praise Thee with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praise unto Thee. Or all the occurrences of my life, Lamentations iii. for me everything that he has promised. David died. KJ21. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee. This place has been alleged by the Roman Catholics as a proof that the holy angels, who are present in the assemblies of God's people, take their prayers and praises, and present them before God. omit {ledawid;} and the LXX. A grateful man is a gracious man, viz. It tells them that God We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Psalms 138:1-8 -David will praise God with his whole heart, for the Lord's wonderful promise exceeding all His earlier deeds, and such as the pagan gods had never fulfilled to their rotaries; this was in answer to prayer (Psalms 138:1-3). 27. thanking him because he sent help (verses 6 and 7). He would use no language, and cherish no feeling, which implied a belief that there was any other God; he would indulge in no attachment which would be inconsistent with supreme attachment to God, or which would tend to draw away his affections from him. BibliographyCoffman, James Burton. He first recounted the critical judgment of the psalm as being post-exilic, that it could not have been written by a king, and that it reflects the message of the (so-called) Second Isaiah. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/psalms-138.html. heart ~ part of the body. Also he can see what *proud people are doing. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. Psalm 138:1 . We might very properly apply what is said here to kings, on account of their eminence in rank, as in Psalms 107:32, “Praise ye the Lord in the assembly of the elders” — that is, as we should say, in an assembly of an honored and illustrious kind. (to offer)" (Matthew 8:4). The *psalmist spoke the Hebrew language. Psalms 119:46, “before kings.”). 1. 1. Psalms 138:1 « [A Psalm] of David. --- Up. Psalms 18:1-50; Psalms 21:1-13; Psalms 61:1-8; Psalms 72:1-20; Psalms 101:1-8; Psalms 103:1-22; I will praise thee with my whole heart. (Calmet) --- God sounds the very heart, Jeremias xvii.