Psalms 138:1

By David. I will give you thanks with all my heart; before the heavenly assembly ²  I will sing praises to you.

Ex 22:28; Ps 9:1; Ps 82:1,6; Ps 86:12,13; Ps 103:1,2; Ps 111:1; Ps 119:46; Joh 10:34-36; Ac 23:5; 1Co 14:15; Eph 5:19; Heb 1:14

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.