Psalm 138:2 {137:2}
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I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.

toward

Psalm 5:7 But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.

Psalm 28:2 Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

Psalm 99:5,9 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and adore his footstool, for it is holy. . . .

1 Kings 8:29,30 That thy eyes may be open upon this house, night and day: upon the house of which thou hast said: My name shall be there: that thou mayst hearken to the prayer which thy servant prayeth, in this place to thee: . . .

Daniel 6:10 Now, when Daniel knew this, that is to say, that the law was made, he went into his house: and opening the windows in his upper chamber towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and adored and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do before.

and praise

Psalm 36:5,6 O Lord, thy mercy is in heaven, and thy truth reacheth even to the clouds. . . .

Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.

Psalm 86:15 And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

Psalm 89:1,2 Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite. [2] The mercies of the Lord I will sing for ever. I will shew forth thy truth with my mouth to generation and generation. . . .

Psalm 100:4,5 Go ye into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him. Praise ye his name: . . .

Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us; but to thy name give glory.

Isaiah 63:7 I will remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and for the multitude of his good things to the house of Israel, which he hath given them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his mercies.

Micah 7:18-20 Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy. . . .

Luke 1:68-72 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people. . . .

John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Romans 15:8,9 For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: . . .

for thou hast

Psalm 56:4,10 In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me. . . .

Isaiah 42:21 And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and exalt it.

Matthew 5:18 For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass.

John 10:35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; and the scripture cannot be broken:

Context
I Will Give You Thanks with All My Heart
1For David himself. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the angels: 2I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.3In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shalt multiply strength in my soul.…
Cross References
1 Kings 8:29
That thy eyes may be open upon this house, night and day: upon the house of which thou hast said: My name shall be there: that thou mayst hearken to the prayer which thy servant prayeth, in this place to thee:

Psalm 5:7
But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.

Psalm 28:2
Hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication, when I pray to thee; when I lift up my hands to thy holy temple.

Psalm 140:13
But as for the just, they shall give glory to thy name: and the upright shall dwell with thy countenance.

Isaiah 42:21
And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and exalt it.

Lexicon
I will bow down
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה (’eš·ta·ḥă·weh)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate

toward
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Your holy
קָדְשְׁךָ֡ (qāḏ·šə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

temple
הֵיכַ֪ל (hê·ḵal)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

and give thanks
וְא֘וֹדֶ֤ה (wə·’ō·w·ḏeh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan

to Your name
שְׁמֶ֗ךָ (šə·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Your loving devotion
חַסְדְּךָ֥ (ḥas·də·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

and
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Your faithfulness;
אֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ (’ă·mit·te·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

You
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

have exalted
הִגְדַּ֥לְתָּ (hiḡ·dal·tā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great

Your name
שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ (mə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

and Your word
אִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ (’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 565: Utterance, speech, word

above
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all else.
כָּל־ (kā·lō·ši-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every


Additional Translations
I will bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving kindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name, on account of thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy holy name above every thing.

I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

I will worship towards thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

I 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.

I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.
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