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Psalm 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6-7a, 7b-8 (3a)

I Give You Thanks with My Whole Heart

July 30, 2028

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Honthorst learned his candlelight in Rome from Caravaggio's followers, and the Dutch called him Gherardo delle Notti for it. Here the light comes off the harp itself.A psalm of praise is a sung thing, and this is the singer with the instrument in his hands.Gerard van HonthorstA Utrecht painter (1592-1656) who went to Rome, learned Caravaggio's night lighting there, and brought it home. The Italians called him Gherardo delle Notti, Gerard of the Nights.Centraal Museum, UtrechtThe oldest municipal museum in the Netherlands, and the home of the Utrecht Caravaggisti who brought Italian night-lighting north.Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 11:1-13Lk 11:1-13
Second ReadingCol. 2:12-14Col 2:12-14
First ReadingGen. 18:20-32Gn 18:20-32
Responsorial PsalmPs. 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6-7a, 7b-8 (3a)Ps 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6-7a, 7b-8 (3a)

Overview & Insights

"The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever." (Psalm 138:8)

A psalm of thanksgiving in which the psalmist praises God before the gods for answering prayer and increasing his strength. He trusts that God regards the lowly, will complete his purpose, and will not forsake the work of his hands.

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Commentary

Psalm 138 CommentaryPs 138 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Explains the psalm's thanksgiving for answered prayer and God's faithfulness.

Psalm 138:1 CommentariesPs 138:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects classic commentary on the psalmist's whole-hearted thanksgiving.

Psalm 138Ps 138 StudyLight

Offers verse-by-verse notes on the psalm's confidence that God answers prayer.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 138Ps 138 Sefaria

Presents the Hebrew text of the psalm with traditional Jewish commentary.

Art & Music

Psalm 138Ps 138 Vanderbilt

Links art associated with the psalm's theme of answered prayer.

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