Psalms 138

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

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

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 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 On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened 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 will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.

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

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

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

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

For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud 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 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 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 fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, LORD, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.