< Psalms 138 >

1 Of David. I will give you praise with all my heart: I will make melody to you before the gods.
I will give thee thanks with my whole heart. I will sing praises to thee before the gods.
2 I will give worship before your holy Temple, praising your name for your mercy and for your unchanging faith: for you have made your word greater than all your name.
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.
3 When my cry came to your ears you gave me an answer, and made me great with strength in my soul.
Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth will give you praise, O Lord, when the words of your mouth come to their ears.
All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5 They will make songs about the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.
Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.
6 Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.
For though Jehovah is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.
7 Even when trouble is round me, you will give me life; your hand will be stretched out against the wrath of my haters, and your right hand will be my salvation.
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.
8 The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands.
Jehovah will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, is forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

< Psalms 138 >