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ForeverRedeemed -> RE: Bible Verse and Discussion Thread (3/30/2009 11:14:23 AM)
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ORIGINAL: bgwill3 I’d like to hear input on Psalm 138:2, specifically the last phrase. [KJV] I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. [NASB] I will bow down toward Your holy temple, And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name. [NIV] I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. So the AV has “thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name,” but I haven’t yet understood what that means exactly. I know many here have studied Hebrew extensively. Let me know if you have any input, or can point me to a comprehensive exposition of this passage. Thanks. In accordance with the custom of godly Jews, David bowed down toward the holy tabernacle when worshipping (the temple had not been erected yet). He extolled the name of Jehovah for His steadfast love and faithfulness. It is His love that prompts Him to give us "His precious and very great promises" and it is His faithfulness that insures that every one of them is fulfilled. "For You have magnified Your word above all Your name." In my studies I believe the context has to do with the faithfulness of God in keeping His word, and the meaning seems to be that He has not only done what He said He would do, but has done much more in addition. Also, there may be the thought that "in the abundant fulfilment of His promise (to David) God had surpassed all previous revelation of Himself. (If the verse is applied to the Incarnate Word, then it means, of course, that God has magnified the Lord Jesus above every manifestation of Himself)
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