Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 138:3
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] (c) strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.
(c) You have strengthened me against my outward and inward enemies.
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] (c) strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.
(c) You have strengthened me against my outward and inward enemies.
Verse Psalms 138:3. WITH _STRENGTH IN MY SOUL._] Thou hast endued my soul with many graces, blessings, and heavenly qualities....
IN THE DAY WHEN I CRIED - Referring to some former period of his life when he was in trouble. THOU ANSWEREDST ME - In the very day when I called, thou gavest me the answer: that is, immediately. AND...
Psalms 138 A Psalm of Deliverance This is a Psalm of David giving praise to the Lord for deliverance. The harp is now no more hanging idle on the willows, but is tuned afresh to praise His Name. It...
CXXXVIII. PSALMS 138:1. The Psalmist praises Yahweh, in spite of the false gods and their worshippers, for His grace and fidelity to himself in trouble. PSALMS 138:2_ c._ Omit thy word (so LXX), and...
STRENGTHENEDST. encouraged, or emboldened. MY SOUL. myself (emphatic). Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
Thanksgiving for Jehovah's manifestation of His lovingkindness and truth in the fulfilment of His promises....
and _strengthenedst me_ R.V. thou didst encourage me, giving me a proud consciousness of strength; a bold use of the word, which elsewhere denotes pride in a bad sense....
DISCOURSE: 730 ANSWERS TO PRAYER Psalms 138:3. _In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul._ THE blessed word of God abounds with promises, with promis...
PSALMS 138 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A King's Public Thanks for Advancement in Royal Dignity. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 138:1-3, Public Thanks for Unexpected Advancement and for the Lofty Feeling thereby...
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. IN THE DAY WHEN I CRIED THOU ANSWEREDST ME, AND STRENGTHENEDST ME WITH STRENGTH IN MY SOUL. The promise i...
138:3 strength (f-15) Or 'mightily.'...
STRENGTHENEDST ME] RV 'Thou didst encourage me,' lit. 'madest me proud.'...
Although the title ascribes this Ps. to David, it is generally considered to belong to the post-exilic period, of whose earnest piety it is one of the best examples. According to some scholars the spe...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THANKS! PSALMS 138 Jesus said, "Offer (to God) the gift that Moses told you (to offer)" (Matthew 8:4
STRENGTHENEDST ME WITH STRENGTH. — Or, _encouragest me strongly._ (See Note to Song of Solomon 6:5, where the same Hebrew form occurs.) IN MY SOUL. — Or, _at my desire. _...
בְּ יֹ֣ום קָ֭רָֽאתִי וַֽ תַּעֲנֵ֑נִי תַּרְהִבֵ֖נִי...
Psalms 138:1 This is the first of a group of eight psalms attributed to David in the superscriptions. It precedes the closing hallelujah psalms, and thus stands where a "find" of Davidic psalms at a l...
THE MOST HIGH REGARDS THE LOWLY Psalms 138:1 This is the first of a cycle of Davidic psalms, based on 2 Samuel 7:1. God's promised favors are the theme of devout thanksgiving. No idols could have ach...
The final personal note of this song is reached in the words, “Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me.” It opens with consecration to the sacred duty of praise. This consecration has a threefol...
_Off. Before they were formed. (St. Chrysostom) --- Line. Or the measure of my life and actions. (Calmet) --- Hebrew, "my lying down," alluding to hares, &c., which are followed to their resting place...
Is this the person of Jesus, of whom the prophet speaks? Jesus, we know, in the days of his flesh, offered up strong cries and tears, and was heard, in that he feared, Hebrews 5:7; Psalms 89:26. And m...
3._In the day when I cried to thee, _etc. Frequently God prevents our prayers, and surprises us, as it were, sleeping: but commonly he stirs us up to prayer by the influence of his Spirit, and this to...
Psalms 138 gives the ground of faith God's word; and now the godly turns to own it in worship; and when that word reaches the kings of the earth, they shall turn and praise Jehovah and sing in His way...
IN THE DAY WHEN I CRIED THOU ANSWEREDST ME,.... When in distress through Saul's persecution, he cried to the Lord, and he immediately answered him, and delivered him out of his troubles; and such imme...
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul. Ver. 3. _In the day when I cried, &c._] This he worthily celebrateth as a singular favour, a badge of g...
_In the day when I cried thou answeredst me_ Didst give me to understand that my prayer was accepted, and should have a gracious return in due time; _and strengthenedst me, in my soul_ This clause lim...
1-5 When we can praise God with our whole heart, we need not be unwilling for the whole world to witness our gratitude and joy in him. Those who rely on his loving-kindness and truth through Jesus Ch...
The last clause limits and explains the former, how God answered him so speedily, not by giving him the thing which he desired in that very instant, but by giving him inward support and patience to wa...
Psalms 138:3 day H3117 cried H7121 (H8804) answered H6030 (H8799) bold H7292 (H8686) strength H5797 soul...
Psalms 138:1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee._ «Gods or no gods, whatever they may be, ‘I will praise thee with my whole heart,' I will not be a...
Psalms 138:1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praise unto thee._ We cannot be too much occupied in the praises of God. He rightly deserves all the thanksgivings w...
A Psalm of David. Psalms 138:1. _I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee._ Before the heathen gods, however highly exalted I will sing thy praises so in...
CONTENTS: Thankfulness for the experience of God's goodness. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Praising God is work of which the greatest of men need not be ashamed. A debt of gratitude is due Him...
The LXX have prefixed the name of Haggai and Zechariah to this psalm; but all the Versions follow the Hebrew in ascribing it to David, to whom it undoubtedly belongs. It was probably one of the favour...
_In the day when I cried Thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me._ SUCCESSFUL PRAYER I. The cry. 1. A deep sense of need. 2. A feeling sense of inability. 3. Earnestness of supplication. 4. Co...
_I will praise Thee with my whole heart._ MORAL FEATURES OF A GOOD MAN’S LIFE I. The grand resolve of a good man--to serve God (verses 1, 2). 1. Entirely. “I will praise Thee with my whole heart.”...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 138:1. This psalm offers thanks to God for signs of his constant care. ⇐...
INTRODUCTION “This,” says Barnes, “is the first of a series of eight Psalms (Psalms 38-145) placed together in this part of the book, and ascribed to David. They appear to be of the nature of a _suppl...
EXPOSITION A CLUSTER of Davidical psalms here follows. It is not easy to trace any single line of thought connecting them all, or to explain how they come to be so entirely separated from the great bu...
I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou has...
1 Peter 5:10; 2 Corinthians 12:8; Colossians 1:11; Ephesians 3:16;...