< Psalms 138 >
1 [A Psalm] of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.
I will praise you with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto you.
2 I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving kindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name.
3 In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
In the day when I cried you answered me, and strengthened me with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;
All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.
5 And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.
Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
6 For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
Though the LORD be high, yet has he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knows far off.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me: you shall stretch forth your hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and your right hand shall save me.
8 Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.
The LORD will perfect that which concerns me: your mercy, O LORD, endures for ever: forsake not the works of your own hands.