Bible Strands
Psalms 138:8
The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly after recounting divine preservation amid enemy hostility (Psalms 138:7). The declaration follows a personal account of thanksgiving for answered prayer.
The words — יִגְמֹר (yig.Mor) carries the literal sense of completing or avenging, here applied to God fulfilling His purpose. חַסְדְּךָ (chas.de./Kha) denotes covenant loyalty that the text asserts endures forever.
The thread — The theme of God completing His purpose appears in Psalms 57:2 and is echoed in the New Testament at Philippians 1:6 and 1 Thessalonians 5:24. These references trace a consistent scriptural line regarding divine faithfulness to finish what He starts.
Why it lands — The text commands the reader to recognize that God’s covenant loyalty actively sustains human efforts rather than leaving them abandoned. It requires a sober acknowledgment that human works depend entirely on divine preservation to endure.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Cross-references
- Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
- Isaiah 26:12 O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
- Psalms 136:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
- Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- 1 Peter 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
- Psalms 71:17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
- Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.