Psalms 138

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

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

7 If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

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 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.

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