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Psalm 138

I Give You Thanks with My Whole Heart

June 28, 2026

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst — **King David Playing the Harp**, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622Centraal Museum, Utrecht · public domain

Historic One-Year Lectionary

GospelLuke 6:36-42

EpistleRom. 12:14-21 Alt. EpistleRom. 8:18-23

Old TestamentGen. 50:15-21

PsalterPs. 138

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 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of this psalm of wholehearted thanks.

Psalm 138:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators gathered on giving thanks with the whole heart.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 138 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the psalm with classic Jewish commentary.

Psalm 138:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew word by word of the opening of thanksgiving.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 138 - Catena Catena

Patristic comment on this psalm of thanks from the Church Fathers.

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