Psalms 138:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I 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.

📖 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, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and 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, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
• 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 will I praise{H8762)} his word: in the LORD will I praise{H8762)} his word.
• Isa 42:21 : 21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
• 1 Kgs 8:29-30 : 29 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. 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and 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 be broken;
• Ps 56:4 : 4 In God I will praise{H8762)} his word, in God I have put my trust{H8804)}; I will not fear{H8799)} what flesh can do{H8799)} unto me.
• Luke 1:68-72 : 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
• John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
• Ps 89:1-2 : 1 Maschil{H8688)} of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing{H8799)} of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known{H8686)} thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For I have said{H8804)}, Mercy shall be built up{H8735)} for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish{H8686)} in the very heavens.
• Ps 100:4-5 : 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
• Rom 15:8-9 : 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: 9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
• Dan 6:10 : 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.