Old Testament · Poetry & Wisdom
Psalms 138
Psalms 138 opens with these words: “I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.” The line to keep is Psalms 138:1: “I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.” Carry the word “give” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Key verse · Psalms 138:1
“I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.”
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Say it
Practice Psalms 138:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Igiveyouthankswithmywholeheart.thegods,Isingpraisestoyou.
World English Bible
1I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.
2I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
3In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
4All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.
5Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great is Yahweh’s glory.
6For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.
7Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.
8Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.
Think about it
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What happens first in Psalms 138?
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Read “I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.” once more. What does it show you about God?
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Who can you tell one sentence from Psalms 138 before bedtime?
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Psalms 138 word search
Psalms 138:1 — I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.
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Secret code
A is 1 and Z is 26. These words were taken from this chapter.
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- 1-14-19-23-5-18-5-4hidden
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- 6-21-12-6-9-12-12hidden
- 5-14-4-21-18-5-19hidden
The key verse starts with this code: 5-14-3-15-21-18-1-7-5-4