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Psalm 138

Psa. 138:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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All the kings
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
of the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
shall praise
yadah (Hebrew #3034)
used only as denominative from 3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Pronounce: yaw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, when they hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
the words
'emer (Hebrew #561)
something said
KJV usage: answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
Pronounce: ay'-mer
Origin: from 559
of thy mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
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Ministry on This Verse

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All the kings.
Psa. 72:11• 11Yea, all kings shall bow down before him; all nations shall serve him. (Psa. 72:11)
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Psa. 102:15,22• 15And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
 22When the peoples shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah. (Psa. 102:15,22)
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Isa. 49:23• 23And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nursing-mothers: they shall bow down to thee with the face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; for they shall not be ashamed who wait on me. (Isa. 49:23)
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Isa. 60:3‑5,16• 3And the nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy rising.
 4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons come from afar, and thy daughters are carried upon the side.
 5Then thou shalt see, and shalt be brightened, and thy heart shall throb, and be enlarged; for the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
 16And thou shalt 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. (Isa. 60:3‑5,16)
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Rev. 11:15• 15And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet: and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world of our Lord and of his Christ is come, and he shall reign to the ages of ages. (Rev. 11:15)
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Rev. 21:24• 24And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it. (Rev. 21:24)
when they hear.
Psa. 22:22,27• 22I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
 27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah, and all the families of the nations shall worship before thee: (Psa. 22:22,27)
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Psa. 51:13• 13I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee. (Psa. 51:13)
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Psa. 69:30‑32• 30I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving;
 31And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox,--a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.
 32The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live. (Psa. 69:30‑32)
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Psa. 71:18• 18Now also, when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not, until I have proclaimed thine arm unto this generation, thy might to every one that is to come. (Psa. 71:18)
• {v.4-5} The Lord’s answer to his prayer encourages him to look on to the time when all the kings of the earth will praise Jehovah, when at last they will listen to His words, walk in His ways, and behold His glory. (“Psalms 138” by H. Smith)
• They anticipate the time when all nations of the earth will praise Him (vs. 4-5). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the wordsg of thy mouth;

JND Translation Notes

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Omer. see Ps. 119.11.