詩篇 138

1 上主，我要全心稱謝您，因您俯聽了我的懇祈。我要在眾神前歌頌您，

“A psalm of David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart; Before the gods will I sing praise to thee;

2 朝您的聖所伏地致敬；為了您的仁慈至誠，我必要稱謝您的聖名；因為您把您的名號和您的諾言，在萬物與萬民的面前發揚彰顯，

I will worship toward thy holy temple, And praise thy name for thy goodness and thy truth; For thy promise thou hast magnified above all thy name!

3 我幾時呼號您，您就俯允我，並將我靈魂上的力量增多。

In the day when I called, thou didst hear me; Thou didst strengthen me, and encourage my soul.

4 地上萬君聽您口的諭旨；上主，他們都必來讚頌您，

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD! When they hear the promises of thy mouth!

5 並歌頌上主的作為說：上主的光耀偉大無比！

Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD; For great is the glory of the LORD.

6 上主尊高無比，仍垂顧弱小，惟對驕傲的人，卻遠遠旁眺。

The LORD is high, yet he looketh upon the humble, And the proud doth he know from afar.

7 我若處於因難中，您必保全我的性命，您用右手救我，伸手拒抗仇人的憤恨。

Though I walk through the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies; Thou wilt save me by thy right hand!

8 上主必替我完成這工程；上主，您的仁慈永遠常存，求您不要放棄您的作品。

The LORD will perform all things for me; Thy goodness, O LORD! endureth ever: Forsake not the works of thine hands!