4 All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.
So the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving. And it will please Jehovah better than an ox, `Or' a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. The meek have seen it, and are glad: Ye that seek after God, let your heart live.
Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto `the next' generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms. Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
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Commentary on Psalms 138 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 138
It does not appear, nor is it material to enquire, upon what occasion David penned this psalm; but in it,
In singing this psalm we must in like manner devote ourselves to God's praise and glory and repose ourselves in his power and goodness.
A psalm of David.
Psa 138:1-5
Psa 138:6-8
David here comforts himself with three things:-