< 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.
Hvalil te bom s svojim celotnim srcem; pred bogovi ti bom prepeval hvalnico.
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.
Oboževal te bom pred tvojim svetim templjem in tvoje ime hvalil zaradi tvoje ljubeče skrbnosti in zaradi tvoje resnice, kajti svojo besedo si poveličal nad vse svoje ime.
3 In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
Na dan, ko sem klical, mi odgovarjaš in me v moji duši krepiš z močjo.
4 All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;
Vsi kralji zemlje te bodo hvalili, oh Gospod, ko slišijo besede iz tvojih ust.
5 And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.
Da, prepevali bodo na Gospodovih poteh, kajti velika je Gospodova slava.
6 For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
Čeprav je Gospod vzvišen, vendar ima spoštovanje do nizkega, toda ponosnega spozna od daleč.
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.
Čeprav hodim sredi stiske, me boš ti poživil. Zoper bes mojih sovražnikov boš iztegnil svojo roko in tvoja desnica me bo rešila.
8 Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.
Gospod bo dovršil to, kar zadeva mene. Tvoje usmiljenje, oh Gospod, vztraja večno; ne zapusti del svojih lastnih rok.