Psalm 138:8 {137:8}
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The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the works of thy hands.

perfect

Psalm 57:2 I will cry to God the most high; to God who hath done good to me.

Isaiah 26:12 Lord, thou wilt give us peace: for thou hast wrought all our works for us.

Jeremiah 32:39,40 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all days: and that it may be well with them, and with their children after them. . . .

John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he will take away: and every one that beareth fruit, he will purge it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son: much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Romans 8:28-30 And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. . . .

Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing: that he who hath begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 He is faithful who hath called you, who also will do it.

thy mercy

Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, and his truth to generation and generation.

Psalm 103:17 But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children's children,

forsake

Psalm 71:6-9,17,18 By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother's womb thou art my protector. Of thee I shall continually sing: . . .

Job 10:3,8 Doth it seem good to thee that thou shouldst calumniate me, and oppress me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counsel of the wicked? . . .

Job 14:15 Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand.

Isaiah 42:16 And I will lead the blind into the way which they know not: and in the paths which they were ignorant of I will make them walk: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight: these things have I done to them, and have not forsaken them.

Isaiah 43:21 This people have I formed for myself, they shall shew forth my praise.

1 Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead: . . .

1 Peter 4:19 Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commend their souls in good deeds to the faithful Creator.

Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James: to them that are beloved in God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ and called.

Context
I Will Give You Thanks with All My Heart
7If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me. 8The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the works of thy hands.
Cross References
Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing: that he who hath begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.

Job 10:3
Doth it seem good to thee that thou shouldst calumniate me, and oppress me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counsel of the wicked?

Job 10:8
Thy hands have made me, and fashioned me wholly round about, and dost thou thus cast me down headlong on a sudden?

Job 14:15
Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand.

Psalm 27:9
Turn not away thy face from me; decline not in thy wrath from thy servant. Be thou my helper, forsake me not; do not thou despise me, O God my Saviour.

Psalm 57:2
I will cry to God the most high; to God who hath done good to me.

Psalm 71:9
Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

Psalm 100:3
Know ye that the Lord he is God: he made us, and not we ourselves. We are his people and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 119:8
I will keep thy justifications: O! do not thou utterly forsake me.

Psalm 119:73
Thy hands have made me and formed me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.

Psalm 136:1
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Lexicon
The LORD
יְהוָה֮ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will fulfill [His purpose]
יִגְמֹ֪ר (yiḡ·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1584: To end, come to an end, complete

in me.
בַּ֫עֲדִ֥י (ba·‘ă·ḏî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

O LORD,
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

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

endures forever—
לְעוֹלָ֑ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

abandon
תֶּֽרֶף׃ (te·rep̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7503: Sink, relax

the works
מַעֲשֵׂ֖י (ma·‘ă·śê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

of Your hands.
יָדֶ֣יךָ (yā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
The LORD will fulfill His purpose in me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: your mercy, O LORD, endures for ever: forsake not the works of your own hands.

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

O Lord, thou shalt recompense them on my behalf: thy mercy, O Lord, endures for ever: overlook not the works of thine hands.

Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works thy own hands.

Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don't forsake the works of your own hands. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness is to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!
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