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.

A psalm of David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to 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 bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your covenant faithfulness and for your trustworthiness. You have made your word and your name more important than anything else.

3 In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

On the day that I called you, you answered me; you made me bold and strengthened 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 will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they will hear the words from your mouth.

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

Indeed, they will sing of the deeds of Yahweh, for great is the glory of Yahweh.

6 For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.

For though Yahweh is high, yet he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from 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 middle of danger, you will preserve my life; you will reach out with your hand against the anger of my enemies, and your right hand will 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.

Yahweh is with me to the end; your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, endures forever. Do not forsake the ones whom your hands have made.