Psalms 138:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה אֶל־הֵיכַ֪ל קָדְשְׁךָ֡ וְא֘וֹדֶ֤ה אֶת־שְׁמֶ֗ךָ עַל־חַסְדְּךָ֥ וְעַל־אֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ עַל־כָּל־שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

I will šāḥāh toward-hêkāl qōdeš-your and-yādāh ʾēt-šēm-your for-ḥesed-your and-for-ʾĕmet-your, kî-you have gādal above-all-šēm-your ʾimrāh-your.

Grammar Details

• *šāḥāh*: Hishtaphel imperfect 1st person singular - I will bow down/prostrate/worship
• *hêkāl*: masculine singular construct - temple/palace
• *qōdeš*: masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your holiness/sanctuary
• *yādāh*: Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will praise/thank/acknowledge
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *šēm*: masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your name
• *ḥesed*: masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your lovingkindness/steadfast love
• *ʾĕmet*: feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your truth/faithfulness
• *kî*: conjunction - because/for/that
• *gādal*: Hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have magnified/made great
• *ʾimrāh*: feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine suffix - your word/promise/command

Word Meanings

• *šāḥāh*: bow down/worship/prostrate oneself
• *hêkāl*: temple/palace/sanctuary
• *qōdeš*: holiness/sanctuary/holy place
• *yādāh*: praise/thank/acknowledge/confess
• *šēm*: name/reputation/character/authority
• *ḥesed*: lovingkindness/steadfast love/covenant faithfulness/mercy
• *ʾĕmet*: truth/faithfulness/reliability/stability
• *gādal*: make great/magnify/exalt
• *ʾimrāh*: word/speech/promise/command

Referenced Verses

• Ps 5:7 : 7 But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house: In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
• Matt 5:18 : 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.
• Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Ps 28:2 : 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
• Ps 56:10 : 10 In God (I will praise [his] word), In Jehovah (I will praise [his] word),
• Isa 42:21 : 21 It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
• 1 Kgs 8:29-30 : 29 that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place. 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou in heaven thy dwelling - place; and when thou hearest, forgive.
• John 10:35 : 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot {G3756} be broken),
• Ps 56:4 : 4 In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
• Luke 1:68-72 : 68 Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David 70 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old), 71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
• John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
• Ps 89:1-2 : 1 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
• Ps 100:4-5 : 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name. 5 For Jehovah is good; His lovingkindness [endureth] for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.
• Rom 15:8-9 : 8 For I say that Christ hath been made a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises [given] unto the fathers, 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore {G5124} will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.
• Dan 6:10 : 10 And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.