Psalms 138:4

138:3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

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

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All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.

138:5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.

What does Psalms 138:4 mean?

Psalms 138:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מֶלֶךְ (melek), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), יָדָה (yâdâh).

Hebrew interlinear

All

the

kingsמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

the

earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

shall

praiseיָדָהyâdâh/yaw-daw'/H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

thee,

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

when

they

hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

the

wordsאֵמֶרʼêmer/ay'-mer/H561something said

thy

mouth.פֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 138:4.

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. cool: Heb. wind

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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What does Psalms 138:4 say?

Psalms 138:4 (King James Version) reads: "All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth."

Is Psalms 138:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 138:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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