Psalms 138:2

1 I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.

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.

4 All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
ASV
I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
DARBY
I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
BLB
I bow down toward the temple of Your holiness, and I give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion, and for Your faithfulness; for You have magnified above all Your name [and] Your word.
ÅB
Jeg vil kaste meg ned foran ditt hellige tempel, og jeg vil prise ditt navn for din miskunnhets og din trofasthets skyld; for du har gjort ditt ord herlig, mere enn alt ditt navn.
OTB
Jeg vil bøye meg i ærefrykt mot ditt hellige tempel
Og takke ditt navn for din miskunn og din sannhet;
For du har opphøyd ditt ord i samsvar med hele ditt navn.
B1930
Jeg vil kaste mig ned foran ditt hellige tempel, og jeg vil prise ditt navn for din miskunnhets og din trofasthets skyld; for du har gjort ditt ord herlig, mere enn alt ditt navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 5:18

    For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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  • Psalms 56:10

    In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

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  • Isaiah 42:21

    The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

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  • Psalms 56:4

    In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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  • Psalms 28:2

    Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

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  • 1 Kings 8:29–30

    May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.

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  • Psalms 5:7

    But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

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