Psalms 138:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

Psalms 138:1 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 111:1
Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
Psalms 95:3
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
1 Corinthians 14:15
What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
John 10:34-36
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? …
Psalms 119:46
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-5)

I. How he would praise God, compare Ps. 111:1. 1. He will praise him with sincerity and zeal—“ With my heart, with my whole heart, with that which is within me and with all that is within me, with uprightness of intention and fervency of affection, inward impressions agreeing with outward expressions.” 2. With freedom and boldness: Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee, before the princes,…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 138:1-8. David thanks God for His benefits, and anticipating a wider extension of God’s glory by His means, assures himself of His continued presence and faithfulness. 1. I will praise thee with my whole heart--(Compare Psa 9:1). before the gods--whether angels (Psa 8:5); or princes (Ex 21:6; Psa 82:6); or idols (Psa 97:7); denotes a readiness to worship the true God alone, and a contempt of a…