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I will bow down toward your holy temple, And give thanks to your Name for your lovingkindness and for your truth; For you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
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God's Word, His Greatest Glory
Commentators emphasize the stunning claim that God has "magnified His word above all His name." This means God's self-revelation in His promises and Scripture is the clearest and most important way He has made Himself known—even more so than through His mighty acts in creation. It is through His word that we learn of His character, His faithfulness, and His plan of salvation.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will worship — I will bow down and adore.
Toward your holy temple — See the notes at (Psalms 5:7). The word …
19th Century
Anglican
Notice that “loving-kindness” and “truth” are joined as inseparable attributes of Jehovah in His relationship to the chosen race.
Fo…
Baptist
I will worship toward your holy temple,
That was God's way of worship. In the old times there was the shrine of God. There was the …
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16th Century
Protestant
I will worship towards the temple of your holiness. He intimates that he would show more than private gratitude and, in order to set an ex…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will worship towards your holy temple Not the temple at Jerusalem, which was not yet built, though, when it was, t…
When we can praise God with our whole heart, we need not be unwilling for the whole world to witness our gratitude and joy in Him. Those who rely o…
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