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PSALM CXXXVIII
_The psalmist praises the Lord for his mercies to himself_, 1-3.
_He foretells that the kings of the earth shall worship him_,
4, 5.
_God's condescension to the humble_, 6.
_The ps...
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I WILL PRAISE THEE WITH MY WHOLE HEART - Reserving nothing m my heart
to give to idols or to other gods. All that constitutes praise to God
as God, he would address to him alone. He would use no langu...
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CXXXVIII. PSALMS 138:1. The Psalmist praises Yahweh, in spite of the
false gods and their worshippers, for His grace and fidelity to
himself in trouble.
PSALMS 138:2_ c._ Omit thy word (so LXX), and...
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TITLE. OF DAVID. by David. Placed here by Hezekiah, to correspond with
H1; H2 and H4 See p. 826.
PRAISE THEE. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and
Vulgate, add "O Jehovah".
HEART. Se...
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I will give thanks unto thee _with my whole heart_ Cp. Psalms 9:1.
There is no need for the Psalmist to mention the name of Him Whom he
addresses. The Ancient Versions, however, insert _O Lord_, after...
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Thanksgiving for Jehovah's manifestation of His lovingkindness and
truth in the fulfilment of His promises....
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BEFORE THE GODS— We have shewn, that the word אלהים _elohim,_
here rendered _gods,_ signifies either angels or princes, judges or
rulers; in either of which senses it may be taken in this place.
Houbi...
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_David praiseth God for the truth of his word: he prophesieth that the
kings of the earth shall praise God: he professeth his confidence in
God._
A Psalm of David.
_TITLE._ לדוד _LEDAVID_— This psalm...
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PSALMS 138
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A King's Public Thanks for Advancement in Royal Dignity.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 138:1-3, Public Thanks for Unexpected Advancement
and for the Lofty Feeling thereby...
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I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing
praise unto thee.
Psalms 138:1 -David will praise God with his whole heart, for the
Lord's wonderful promise exceeding all His ea...
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BEFORE] i.e. in front of, in opposition to the (false) gods....
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Although the title ascribes this Ps. to David, it is generally
considered to belong to the post-exilic period, of whose earnest piety
it is one of the best examples. According to some scholars the spe...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THANKS!
PSALMS 138
Jesus said, "Offer (to God) the gift that Moses told you (to offer)"
(Matthew 8:4
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BEFORE THE GODS. — Undoubtedly, as in Psalms 82:1 : “before the
great” or “mighty.” (Comp. Psalms 119:46, “before kings.”)
SING PRAISE. — Rather, _play.
_...
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לְ דָוִ֨ד ׀ אֹודְךָ֥ בְ כָל ־לִבִּ֑י
נֶ֖גֶד
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Psalms 138:1
This is the first of a group of eight psalms attributed to David in
the superscriptions. It precedes the closing hallelujah psalms, and
thus stands where a "find" of Davidic psalms at a l...
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THE MOST HIGH REGARDS THE LOWLY
Psalms 138:1
This is the first of a cycle of Davidic psalms, based on 2 Samuel 7:1.
God's promised favors are the theme of devout thanksgiving. No idols
could have ach...
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The final personal note of this song is reached in the words,
“Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me.” It opens with
consecration to the sacred duty of praise. This consecration has a
threefol...
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"[A Psalm] of David." I will praise thee with my whole heart: before
the (a) gods will I sing praise unto thee.
(a) Even in the presence of angels and of them who have authority
among men....
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David. Some Greek copies add, "a psalm or alleluia of Zacharias in the
dispersion," when the Israelites were at Babylon. But Theodoret
greatly disapproves of those additions, and explains this psalm o...
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CONTENTS
The Psalmist is here at his devotions, with his hymn of praise. He not
only blesseth God himself, but he utters a prophecy (no doubt, in
allusion to the days of the gospel) that all the grea...
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These are short, but most expressive words. Nothing, he saith, shall
put his soul out of order in blessing the Lord; even in the presence
of all the dunghill-gods of the earth, will he praise the Lord...
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1._I will praise thee with my whole heart _As David had been honored
to receive distinguishing marks of the divine favor, he declares his
resolution to show more than ordinary gratitude. This is exerc...
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Psalms 138 gives the ground of faith God's word; and now the godly
turns to own it in worship; and when that word reaches the kings of
the earth, they shall turn and praise Jehovah and sing in His way...
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I WILL PRAISE THEE WITH MY WHOLE HEART,.... Cordially and sincerely,
in the uprightness and integrity of his heart; which denotes not the
perfection of his service, but the sincerity of it; his heart...
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Psalms 138:1 _« [A Psalm] of David. » I will praise thee with my
whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee._
Ver. 1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart_] Which no hypocrite
c...
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_I will praise thee with my whole heart_ With uprightness of
intention, and fervency of affection. _Before the gods will I sing
praises,_ &c. Before kings and princes, or, before judges and great
men,...
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1-5 When we can praise God with our whole heart, we need not be
unwilling for the whole world to witness our gratitude and joy in him.
Those who rely on his loving-kindness and truth through Jesus Ch...
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PSALM 138 THE ARGUMENT 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 himse...
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Psalms 138:1 David H1732 praise H3034 (H8686) heart H3820 gods H430
praises H2167 (H8762)
I will praise -...
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Psalms 138:1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods
will I sing praise unto thee._
«Gods or no gods, whatever they may be, ‘I will praise thee with my
whole heart,' I will not be a...
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Psalms 138:1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart; before the gods
will I sing praise unto thee._
We cannot be too much occupied in the praises of God. He rightly
deserves all the thanksgivings w...
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A Psalm of David.
Psalms 138:1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods
will I sing praise unto thee._
Before the heathen gods, however highly exalted I will sing thy
praises so in...
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CONTENTS: Thankfulness for the experience of God's goodness.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Praising God is work of which the greatest of men need not
be ashamed. A debt of gratitude is due Him...
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The LXX have prefixed the name of Haggai and Zechariah to this psalm;
but all the Versions follow the Hebrew in ascribing it to David, to
whom it undoubtedly belongs. It was probably one of the favour...
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_I will praise Thee with my whole heart._
MORAL FEATURES OF A GOOD MAN’S LIFE
I. The grand resolve of a good man--to serve God (verses 1, 2).
1. Entirely. “I will praise Thee with my whole heart.”...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 138:1. This psalm offers thanks to God
for signs of his constant care.
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INTRODUCTION
“This,” says Barnes, “is the first of a series of eight Psalms
(Psalms 38-145) placed together in this part of the book, and ascribed
to David. They appear to be of the nature of a _suppl...
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EXPOSITION
A CLUSTER of Davidical psalms here follows. It is not easy to trace
any single line of thought connecting them all, or to explain how they
come to be so entirely separated from the great bu...
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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 loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou has...
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1 Corinthians 14:15; Acts 23:5; Ephesians 5:19; Exodus 22:28; H
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The gods — Before kings and princes....