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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 before him;{HR}All nations shall serve him. (Psa. 72:11)
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Psa. 102:15,22• 15And nations shall fear Jehovah's name,{HR}And all kings of the earth thy glory.
 22When peoples are gathered together,{HR}And kingdoms, to serve Jehovah. (Psa. 102:15,22)
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Isa. 49:23• 23And 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 ashamed. (Isa. 49:23)
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Isa. 60:3‑5,16• 3And nations shall walk in thy light, and kings in 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 far, and thy daughters are nursed upon the side.
 5Then thou shalt see and 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.
 16Thou 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. (Isa. 60:3‑5,16)
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Rev. 11:15• 15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world hath become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign unto the ages of the 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 unto it. (Rev. 21:24)
when they hear.
Psa. 22:22,27• 22I will declare thy name unto my brethren,{HR}In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
 27All the ends of the earth shall remember{HR}And shall turn unto Jehovah,{HR}And all tribes of Gentiles shall bow down before thee. (Psa. 22:22,27)
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Psa. 51:13• 13I will teach transgressors thy ways,{HR}And sinners shall turn unto thee. (Psa. 51:13)
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Psa. 69:30‑32• 30I will praise the name of God with a song,{HR}And I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
 31And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox,{HR}A bullock horned [and] hoofed.
 32The meek have seen [and] are glad;{HR}Ye that seek God, your heart shall live. (Psa. 69:30‑32)
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Psa. 71:18• 18Yea also unto old age and grey hairs,{HR}O God, forsake me not,{HR}Until I declare, thine arm to a generation,{HR}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. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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All kings of the earth shall thank thee, Jehovah,{HR}When they have heard the sayings of thy mouth.