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Psalms 138:1 — King James Version← Study notes

I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.


Psalms 138:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 138:17 words
HebrewMeaning
לְ/דָוִ֨דlədāwid
of DavidpronH1732
אוֹדְ/ךָ֥ʾwōdəkā
I will give thanks to youverbH3034
confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···
בְ/כָלbəkāl
with allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
לִבִּ֑/יlibiy
heart mynounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
נֶ֖גֶדneged
beforepronH5048
against · aloof · far · from ···
אֱלֹהִ֣יםʾĕlōhiym
the godsnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֲזַמְּרֶֽ/ךָּʾăzamərekā
I will sing praises to youverbH2167
sing forth praises · psalms
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 138:1

1. The title of this Psalm is brief and simple, and need not detain us; since we know whose resemblance David wore, and since in him we recognise ourselves also, for we too are members of that Body. The whole title is, “To David himself.” Let us see then, what is to David himself. The title of the Psalm is wont to tell us what is treated of within it: but in this, since the title informs us not of this, but tells us only to Whom it is chanted, the first verse tells us what is…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 138 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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