Psalms 138:2 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 138

²I 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.

Psalms 138:2 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Psalms 56:10
In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
Isaiah 42:21
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
1 Kings 8:29-30
That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. …

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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. 2)

2. (Compare Psa 5:7). thy word above all thy name--that is, God’s promise (2Sa 7:12-16), sustained by His mercy and truth, exceeded all other manifestations of Himself as subject of praise.