Psalms 138:3

138:2 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.

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

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In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

In the day when I cried you answered me, and strengthened me with strength in my soul.

138:4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

What does Psalms 138:3 mean?

Psalms 138:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), קָרָא (qârâʼ), עָנָה (ʻânâh).

Hebrew interlinear

the

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

when

criedקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

thou

answeredstעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

me,

and

strengthenedstרָהַבrâhab/raw-hab'/H7292to urge severely, i.e. (figuratively) importune, embolden, capture, act insolently

with

strengthעֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)

soul.נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 138:3.

Genesis 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 5:2

Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 138:3 say?

Psalms 138:3 (King James Version) reads: "In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul."

Is Psalms 138:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 138:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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