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Psalms 138:3

Psalms 138:3 is verse 3 of Psalms chapter 138, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

Or You emboldened me with strength in my soul

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King James Version

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

World English Bible

In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

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Psalms 138:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.

2 I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.

3 On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.

4 All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.

5 They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 18:6

In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.

Psalms 34:4

I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 34:5

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.

Psalms 34:6

This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

Psalms 77:1

I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

Psalms 77:2

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

Isaiah 65:24

Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Psalms 27:14

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Psalms 29:11

The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

Psalms 63:8

My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

Isaiah 12:2

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”

Isaiah 40:29

He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

Isaiah 40:30

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Zechariah 10:12

I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.

2 Corinthians 12:8

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

2 Corinthians 12:10

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Ephesians 3:16

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Colossians 1:11

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

1 Peter 5:10

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

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