King James Version

Psalms 138:4

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

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יוֹד֣וּךָyodukhacastיָדָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַלְכֵיmalkhekingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.אָ֑רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שָׁ֝מְע֗וּshamevhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אִמְרֵיimreanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.פִֽיךָfikhaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

All the kings of the earth shall give Thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of Thy mouth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.

Young’s Literal Translation

O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.

World English Bible

All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.

Darby Translation

All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;

Douay-Rheims

And thou hast foreseen all my ways: for there is no speech in my tongue.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All the kings of the earth shall give Thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of Thy mouth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto thee; for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξομολογησάσθωσάν σοι Κύριε πάντες οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἤκουσαν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός σου.