This is my personal name - my memorial name - forever

Submitted by Oliver (United States), Mar 19, 2008 at 21:57

Psa 138:2 I will worship^H7812 toward^H413 thy holy^H6944 temple,^H1964 and praise^{H3034 (H853)} thy name^H8034 for^H3588 thy lovingkindness^H2617 and for^H5921 thy truth:^H571 for^H3588 thou hast magnified^H1431 thy word^H565 above^H5921 all^H3605 thy name.^H8034 [KJV]

Psa 138:2 I will bow⁷⁸¹² down⁷⁸¹² toward⁴¹³ Your holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ temple¹⁹⁶⁴ And give³⁰³⁴ thanks³⁰³⁴ to Your name⁸⁰³⁴ for Your lovingkindness^2617a and Your truth⁵⁷¹; For You have magnified¹⁴³¹ Your word^565a according⁵⁹²¹ to all³⁶⁰⁵ Your name⁸⁰³⁴. [NASB]

Psa 138:2 I will bow down toward Thy holy temple, and give thanks unto Thy name for Thy mercy and for Thy truth; for Thou hast magnified Thy word above all Thy name. [JPS]

Psa 138:2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word. [ESV]

Psa 138:2 אשׁתחוה^H7812 אל^H413 היכל^H1964 קדשׁך^H6944 ואודה^H3034 את^H853 שׁמך^H8034 על^H5921 חסדך^H2617 ועל^H5921 אמתך^H571 כי^H3588 הגדלת^H1431 על^H5921 כל^H3605 שׁמך^H8034 אמרתך׃^H565

Jennifer

I don't know if you will be able to ‘see' the Hebrew, but you should still be able to make out the Strong numbers. Anyway I'm hoping you can help me in translating this verse.

First I present a word-for-word translation:

Psa 182:2 Worship⁷⁸¹² toward⁴¹³ temple¹⁹⁶⁴ holy⁶⁹⁴⁴ praise³⁰³⁴ self⁸⁵³ name⁸⁰³⁴ above⁵⁹²¹ lovingkindness²⁶¹⁷ above⁵⁹²¹ truth⁵⁷¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ magnify¹⁴³¹ above⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ name⁸⁰³⁴ word⁵⁶⁵

Now my own thought-for-thought translation:

Psa 182:2 I worship toward the Holy Temple, and praise Your personal Name, above Your lovingkindness, above Your truth, for You magnify IT above every name and utterance.

Besides MY humble attempt – I like the ESV the best – what say you?

1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers (sisters), be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

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