Psalms 138

1 I will give thee thanks with my whole heart. I will sing praises to thee before the gods.

By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth. For thou have magnified thy word above all thy name.

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

3 Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul.

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

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

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

5 Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

Yes, they will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the LORD’s glory is great!

6 For though Jehovah is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.

For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive me. Thou will stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will save me.

Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.

8 Jehovah will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, is forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

The LORD will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, LORD, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.