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Psalm 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 7-8 (1c)

I Give You Thanks with My Whole Heart

February 6, 2028

King David Playing the Harp among Angels, Hendrick ter Brugghen
King David Playing the Harp among Angels, Hendrick ter Brugghen, c. 1628National Museum in Warsaw
A Utrecht painting of David surrounded by angel musicians, all of them given the faces of real Dutch models rather than ideals.I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise.Hendrick ter BrugghenA Utrecht painter who spent ten years in Rome and brought Caravaggio's method back to the Netherlands before anybody else.National Museum in WarsawPoland's principal art museum, rebuilt and restocked after the systematic looting and destruction of the Second World War.National Museum in Warsaw
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 5:1-11Lk 5:1-11
Second Reading1 Cor. 15:1-111 Cor 15:1-11 or1 Cor. 15:3-8, 111 Cor 15:3-8, 11
First ReadingIsa. 6:1-2a, 3-8Is 6:1-2a, 3-8
Responsorial PsalmPs. 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 7-8 (1c)Ps 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 7-8 (1c)

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 Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary noting the psalm's confident realism about walking through trouble while trusting God's defense.

Psalm 138 CommentaryPs 138 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's reading of wholehearted thanksgiving and confidence in God's enduring purpose.

Psalm 138:1 CommentariesPs 138:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregated classic commentary on giving thanks with the whole heart.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 138 | Sefaria LibraryPs 138 | Sefaria Library Sefaria

Hebrew text alongside English for the psalmist's thanksgiving and trust in God's purpose.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 138 - Catena Bible & CommentariesPs 138 - Catena Bible & Commentaries Catena

Patristic comment on the psalmist's thanksgiving before the kings of the earth.

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