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Psalms 138— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לְדָוִ֨ד ׀.	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	A Psalm of David	H1732
1	אוֹדְךָ֥	’ō·wḏ·ḵā	I will praise You	H3034
2	בְכָל־	ḇə·ḵāl-	with whole	H3605
3	לִבִּ֑י–	lib·bî;	my heart	H3820
4	נֶ֖גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Before	H5048
5	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	the gods	H0430
6	אֲזַמְּרֶֽךָּ׃.	’ă·zam·mə·re·kā.	I will sing praises to You	H2167

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה	’eš·ta·ḥă·weh	I will worship	H7812
1	אֶל־	’el-	toward	H0413
2	הֵיכַ֪ל､	hê·ḵal	temple	H1964
3	קָדְשְׁךָ֡	qāḏ·šə·ḵā	Your holy	H6944
4	וְא֘וֹדֶ֤ה	wə·’ō·w·ḏeh	and praise	H3034
5	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
6	שְׁמֶ֗ךָ	šə·me·ḵā,	Your name	H8034
7	עַל־	‘al-	for	H5921
8	חַסְדְּךָ֥	ḥas·də·ḵā	Your lovingkindness	H2617
9	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	and	H5921
10	אֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ–	’ă·mit·te·ḵā;	Your truth	H0571
11	כִּֽי־	kî-	for	H3588
12	הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ	hiḡ·dal·tā	You have magnified	H1431
13	עַל־	‘al-	above	H5921
14	כָּל־	kā·lō·ši-	all	H3605
15	שִׁ֝מְךָ֗､	mə·ḵā,	Your name	H8034
16	אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃.	’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā.	Your word	H0565

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	In the day	H3117
1	קָ֭רָֽאתִי	qā·rā·ṯî	when I cried out	H7121
2	וַֽתַּעֲנֵ֑נִי	wat·ta·‘ă·nê·nî;	and You answered me	H6030
3	תַּרְהִבֵ֖נִי	tar·hi·ḇê·nî	[And] made me bold	H7292
4	בְנַפְשִׁ֣י	ḇə·nap̄·šî	in my soul	H5315
5	עֹֽז׃.	‘ōz.	[with] strength	H5797

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יוֹד֣וּךָ	yō·w·ḏū·ḵā	Shall praise You	H3034
1	יְ֭הוָה､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
2	כָּל־	kāl-	all	H3605
3	מַלְכֵי־	mal·ḵê-	the kings	H4428
4	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ;	of the earth	H0776
5	כִּ֥י	kî	when	H3588
6	שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ	mə·‘ū,	they hear	H8085
7	אִמְרֵי־	’im·rê-	the words	H0561
8	פִֽיךָ׃.	p̄î·ḵā.	of Your mouth	H6310

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭יָשִׁירוּ	wə·yā·šî·rū	And Yes they shall sing	H7891
1	בְּדַרְכֵ֣י	bə·ḏar·ḵê	of the ways	H1870
2	יְהוָ֑ה､	Yah·weh;	of Yahweh	H3068
3	כִּ֥י	kî	for	H3588
4	גָ֝ד֗וֹל	ḡā·ḏō·wl,	great [is]	H1419
5	כְּב֣וֹד	kə·ḇō·wḏ	the glory	H3519
6	יְהוָֽה׃.	Yah·weh.	of Yahweh	H3068

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּי־	kî-	Though	H3588
1	רָ֣ם､	rām	on high	H7311
2	יְ֭הוָה､	Yah·weh	Yahweh [is]	H3068
3	וְשָׁפָ֣ל	wə·šā·p̄āl	and yet the lowly	H8217
4	יִרְאֶ֑ה	yir·’eh;	He regards	H7200
5	וְ֝גָבֹ֗הַּ	wə·ḡā·ḇō·ah,	but the high [one]	H1364
6	מִמֶּרְחָ֥ק	mim·mer·ḥāq	from afar	H4801
7	יְיֵדָֽע׃.	yə·yê·ḏā‘.	He knows	H3045

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	Though	H0518
1	אֵלֵ֤ךְ ׀	’ê·lêḵ	I walk	H1980
2	בְּקֶ֥רֶב	bə·qe·reḇ	in the midst	H7130
3	צָרָ֗ה､	ṣā·rāh,	of trouble	H6869
4	תְּחַ֫יֵּ֥נִי	tə·ḥay·yê·nî	You will revive me	H2421
5	עַ֤ל	‘al	Against	H5921
6	אַ֣ף	’ap̄	the wrath	H0639
7	אֹ֭יְבַי､	’ō·yə·ḇay	of my enemies	H0341
8	תִּשְׁלַ֣ח	tiš·laḥ	You will stretch out	H7971
9	יָדֶ֑ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā;	Your hand	H3027
10	וְת֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי	wə·ṯō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî	and will save me	H3467
11	יְמִינֶֽךָ׃.	yə·mî·ne·ḵā.	Your right hand	H3225

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
1	יִגְמֹ֪ר	yiḡ·mōr	will perfect	H1584
2	בַּ֫עֲדִ֥י	ba·‘ă·ḏî	[that which] concerns me	H1157
3	יְ֭הוָה､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
4	חַסְדְּךָ֣､	ḥas·də·ḵā	Your mercy [endures]	H2617
5	לְעוֹלָ֑ם–	lə·‘ō·w·lām;	forever	H5769
6	מַעֲשֵׂ֖י	ma·‘ă·śê	the works	H4639
7	יָדֶ֣יךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	of Your hands	H3027
8	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
9	תֶּֽרֶף׃.	te·rep̄.	do forsake	H7503