Psalms 138:1
I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
2 I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
3 On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
- KJV
- I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
- WEB
- I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.
- ASV
- I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.
- DARBY
- {[A Psalm] of David.} I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.
- BLB
- Of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> I give You praise with all of my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
- ÅB
- Av David. Jeg vil prise deg av hele mitt hjerte, for gudenes[^1] øyne vil jeg lovsynge deg.
- OTB
- Jeg vil takke deg av hele mitt hjerte;
Jeg vil synge dine lovsanger foran gudene. - B1930
- Av David. Jeg vil prise dig av hele mitt hjerte, for gudenes øine vil jeg lovsynge dig. / < SLM 82, 1. 6. JOH 10, 34.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 111:1
Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
Read in contextPsalms 95:3
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
Read in context1 Corinthians 14:15
What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
Read in contextPsalms 86:12–13
I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
Read in contextPsalms 96:4
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
Read in contextPsalms 119:46
I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
Read in contextPsalms 82:6
I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
Read in contextPsalms 103:1–2
Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
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