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Ps 138:1-8. David thanks God for His benefits, and anticipating a wider extension of God's glory by His means, assures himself of His continued presence and faithfulness.
1. I will praise thee with my whole heart--(Compare
Ps 9:1).
before the gods--whether angels
(Ps 8:5);
or princes
(Ex 21:6;
Ps 82:6);
or idols
(Ps 97:7);
denotes a readiness to worship the true God alone, and a contempt of
all other objects of worship.
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