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Psalms 138:4 — King James Version← Study notes

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.


Psalms 138:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 138:49 words
HebrewMeaning
יוֹד֣וּ/ךָywōdwkā
they will give thanks to youverbH3034
confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···
יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מַלְכֵיmaləkēy
the kings ofnounH4428
royal
אָ֑רֶץʾāreṣ
the earthnounH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
כִּ֥יkiy
ifconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
שָׁ֝מְע֗וּšāməʿw
they have heardverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
אִמְרֵיʾimərēy
the words ofnounH561
appointed unto him · saying · speech · word
פִֽי/ךָpiykā
mouth yournounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
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 138:4

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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