Monday, March 4, 2013

Your Word Above All

To: ALL WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR 

From; GOD THE FATHER, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST HIS SON and Ministered through the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, The Helper, that He may be with you forever. [John 14:16] 

Subject: MY WORD
 

Psalm 138:1–8 (Tanakh)

1I praise You with all my heart,
sing a hymn to You before the divine beings;
2I bow toward Your holy temple
and praise Your name for Your steadfast love and faithfulness,
because You have exalted Your name, Your word,
above all.
3When I called, You answered me,
You inspired me with courage.
4All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord,
for they have heard the words You spoke.
5They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
“Great is the majesty of the Lord!”
6High though the Lord is, He sees the lowly;
lofty, He perceives from afar.
7Though I walk among enemies,
You preserve me in the face of my foes;
You extend Your hand;
with Your right hand You deliver me.
8The Lord will settle accounts for me.
O Lord, Your steadfast love is eternal;
do not forsake the work of Your hands.

 

Psalm 138:1–8 (CJB)

1        I give you thanks with all my heart. Not to idols, but to you I sing praise.
          I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your grace and truth; for you have made your word [even] greater
than the whole of your reputation.
          When I called, you answered me, you made me bold and strong.
          All the kings of the earth will thank you, Adonai, when they hear the words you have spoken.
          They will sing about Adonai’s ways, “Great is the glory of Adonai!”
          For though Adonai is high, he cares for the lowly; while the proud he perceives from afar.
          You keep me alive when surrounded by danger; you put out your hand when my enemies rage; with your right hand you save me.
          Adonai will fulfill his purpose for me. Your grace, Adonai, continues forever. Don’t abandon the work of your hands!

 

Psalm 138:1–8 (AMP)

1 I WILL confess and praise You [O God] with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praises to You.
2 I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name!
3 In the day when I called, You answered me; and You strengthened me with strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) in my inner self.
4 All the kings of the land shall give You credit and praise You, O Lord, for they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].
5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord and joyfully celebrate His mighty acts, for great is the glory of the Lord.
6 For though the Lord is high, yet has He respect to the lowly [bringing them into fellowship with Him]; but the proud and haughty He knows and recognizes [only] at a distance. [Prov. 3:34; James 4:6; I Pet. 5:5.]
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. [Ps. 23:3, 4.]
8 The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, endure forever—forsake not the works of Your own hands. [Ps. 57:2; Phil. 1:6.]