“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.”
I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness; for you have exalted your name and your word above everything. The bowing toward the holy temple orients the prayer toward Zion, the locus of God's presence. Thanksgiving is rendered for God's essential attributes (steadfast love and faithfulness) that constitute the ground of all covenant relationship. The exaltation of God's name above everything asserts that God's reputation and authority supersede all rival claims. The word (דבר) represents God's utterance and promise; that these endure forever guarantees Israel's hope. This verse demonstrates that thanksgiving rests on recognition of God's supremacy and faithfulness.
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