By David.
138:1 I will give you thanks with all my heart;
before the heavenly assembly 2 I will sing praises to you.
1 sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection.
2 tn 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.