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Psalms 138:2

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Psalms 138:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 138:2

Theological / Devotional

Above all thy name. The LXX renders the clause, “for thou hast magnified thy holy name above every thing.” This reading avoids the obvious difficulty of considering God’s word above God’s name, inasmuch as “name” often stands for “person” or “character” (see on Ps. 7:17). However, here “name” may be thought of in the sense of reputation. Jehovah’s name, or reputation, had been greatly dishonored because of the sins of Israel. The fulfillment of the word, or promise, of God would tend to restore confidence in the good name of Israel’s God.

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