Mazmur 138:1

Psalm 138 ¹ 

By David.

138:1 I will give you thanks with all my heart;

before the heavenly assembly ²  I will sing praises to you.

[138:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection.

[138:1]  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.