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A Thankful Heart

Psalms 138:4

In 11 translations

BSB
All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
KJV
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
WEB
All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.
ASV
All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.
LSV
O YHWH, all kings of earth confess You, || When they have heard the sayings of Your mouth.
YLT
O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.
DBY
All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;
DRC137:4
May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.
GNV
All the Kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord: for they haue heard the wordes of thy mouth.
JPS
All the kings of the earth shall give Thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of Thy mouth.
LXXE137:4
Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto thee; for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

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Original-language editions

WLC
יוֹד֣וּךָ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־מַלְכֵי־אָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ אִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃
LXX-Br137:4
Ἐξομολογησάσθωσάν σοι Κύριε πάντες οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἤκουσαν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός σου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 102:15So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
  • Psalms 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
  • Psalms 22:22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
  • Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  • Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
  • Psalms 102:22when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.
  • Isaiah 60:3–5Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the…
  • Revelation 21:24By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
  • Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to…
  • Isaiah 60:16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  • Psalms 51:13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
  • Psalms 71:18Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
  • Psalms 69:30–32I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving. And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves. The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your…

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