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Psalm 138

Psa. 138:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In the day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
when I cried
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
thou answeredst
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
me, and strengthenedst
rahab (Hebrew #7292)
to urge severely, i.e. (figuratively) importune, embolden, capture, act insolently
KJV usage: overcome, behave self proudly, make sure, strengthen.
Pronounce: raw-hab'
Origin: a primitive root
me with strength
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
in my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
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Ministry on This Verse

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In the day.
Psa. 18:6• 6In my distress I call upon Jehovah,{HR}And unto my God do I cry for help;{HR}From his temple heareth he my voice,{HR}And my supplication before him cometh into his ears. (Psa. 18:6)
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Psa. 34:4‑6• 4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me,{HR}And he delivered me from all my fears.
 5They looked unto him and they shone;{HR}And their faces shall not be ashamed.
 6This afflicted one called and Jehovah heard{HR}And saved him out of all his distresses. (Psa. 34:4‑6)
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Psa. 77:1‑2• 1To the chief musician, on (over) Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph.{HR}My voice is to God, and I will cry;{HR}My voice [is] to God, and he will give ear to me.
 2In the day of my distress I sought the Lord (Adonai);{HR}My hand was stretched out in the night and slacked not;{HR}My soul refused to be comforted. (Psa. 77:1‑2)
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Isa. 65:24• 24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear. (Isa. 65:24)
strengthenedst.
Psa. 27:14• 14Wait for Jehovah;{HR}Be strong, and he shall strengthen thy heart;{HR}Yea, wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 27:14)
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Psa. 29:11• 11Jehovah giveth strength unto his people,{HR}Jehovah blesseth his people with peace. (Psa. 29:11)
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Psa. 63:8• 8My soul cleaveth after thee;{HR}Thy right hand maintaineth me. (Psa. 63:8)
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Isa. 12:2• 2Behold, God [is] my salvation:{HR}I will trust and not be afraid;{HR}For Jah Jehovah [is] my strength and song;{HR}And he is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)
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Isa. 40:29‑31• 29He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.
 30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall stumble and fall;
 31but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa. 40:29‑31)
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Isa. 41:10• 10Fear not, for I [am] with thee; be not dismayed, for I [am] thy God. I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isa. 41:10)
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Zech. 10:12• 12And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah. (Zech. 10:12)
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2 Cor. 12:8‑10• 8For this I thrice besought the Lord that it might depart from me;
 9and he hath said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses that the power of Christ may rest on me.
 10Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:8‑10)
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Eph. 3:16• 16that he would give you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power by his Spirit into the inner man, (Eph. 3:16)
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Eph. 6:10• 10For the rest, my brethren, be strengthened in [the] Lord and in the strength of his might. (Eph. 6:10)
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Phil. 4:13• 13In all things I am strong in him that empowereth me. (Phil. 4:13)
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Col. 1:11• 11in all power empowered according to the might of his glory, unto all endurance and long-suffering with joy; (Col. 1:11)
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1 Peter 5:10• 10But the God of all grace that called you unto his everlasting glory in Christ Jesus, after having suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, stablish, strengthen, ground: (1 Peter 5:10)
• The saint led by this word, and guided in his thoughts by it, cried and was answered; and, before the public answer came forth by power, God strengthened with strength in his soul. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 135-138” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 3-5) In his trouble the godly man had cried to the Lord, and had been answered. Thus the confidence of his soul is strengthened through the trouble. (“Psalm 138” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strengthf in my soul.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "mightily."

W. Kelly Translation

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In the day I called and thou didst answer me,{HR}Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.