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Scott's Reference Library
Psalm 138:1 through Psalm 138:8 (NIV)
1 I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;
before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
2 I will bow down toward your holy temple
and will praise your name
for your love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted above all things
your name and your word.
3 When I called, you answered me;
you made me bold and stouthearted.
4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, O LORD,
when they hear the words of your mouth.
5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD,
for the glory of the LORD is great.
6 Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon the lowly,
but the proud he knows from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;
you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes,
with your right hand you save me.
8 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your love, O LORD, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 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 Christ, will ever find him faithful to
his word. If he spared not his own Son, how shall he not with him freely give us
all things? If God gives us strength in our souls, to bear the burdens, resist
the temptations, and to do the duties of an afflicted state, if he strengthens
us to keep hold of himself by faith, and to wait with patience for the event, we
are bound to be thankful.
VERSES 6-8
Though the Lord is high, yet he has respect to every lowly, humbled sinner; but
the proud and unbelieving will be banished far from his blissful presence.
Divine consolations have enough in them to revive us, even when we walk in the
midst of troubles. And God will save his own people that they may be revived by
the Holy Spirit, the Giver of life and holiness. If we give to God the glory of
his mercy, we may take to ourselves the comfort. This confidence will not do
away, but quicken prayer. Whatever good there is in us, it is God works in us
both to will and to do. The Lord will perfect the salvation of every true
believer, and he will never forsake those whom he has created anew in Christ
Jesus unto good works.