I will bow downאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶהtowardאֶלyour holyקָדְשְׁךָtempleהֵיכַלand give thanksוְאוֹדֶהto your nameאֶת שְׁמֶךָfor your loyal loveעַל חַסְדְּךָand for your faithfulness,וְעַל אֲמִתֶּךָforכִּיyou have magnifiedהִגְדַּלְתָּaboveעַלallכָּלyour nameשִׁמְךָyour saying.אִמְרָתֶךָ
Psalms 138:2
Study it in the app“I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your loyal love and for your faithfulness, for you have magnified above all your name your saying.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 138:2, word by word
- I will bow downאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶהeshtachave
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “eshtachave” appears- your holyקָדְשְׁkadsh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadsh” appears- templeהֵיכַלhechal
temple
Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.
Where else “hechal” appears- and give thanksאוֹדֶהode
give thanks
To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.
Where else “ode” appears- to your nameשְׁמֶsheme
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “sheme” appears- for your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- and for your faithfulnessאֲמִתֶּamite
faithfulness
That one can rely on him because he keeps his word.
Where else “amite” appears- you have magnifiedהִגְדַּלְתָּhigdalta
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “higdalta” appears- your sayingאִמְרָתֶimrate
word, saying
Saying, spoken word.
Where else “imrate” appears
The context
1Of David. I will give you thanks with all my heart; before the gods I will sing psalms to you.
2 · This verse (above)
3On the day I called, you answered me; you emboldened me with strength in my soul.