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Psalm 138:1

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138:1I will give you thanks with all my heart;

before the heavenly assembly1 I will sing praises to you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 The referent of the Hebrew term אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) is unclear. It refers either to the angelic assembly (see Gen 3:5; Ps 8:5) or to the pagan gods (see Pss 82:1, 6; 86:8; 97:7), in which case the psalmist’s praise takes on a polemical tone.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;

before the gods I sing your praise;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;

before the “gods” I will sing your praise.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will give you thanks with all my heart;

I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings.

NLTNew Living Translation

I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart;

I will sing your praises before the gods.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I give you thanks with my whole heart;

before the gods I sing your praise.

KJV 1900King James Version

I will praise thee with my whole heart:

Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.