Psalms 138

1 I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:

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 worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.

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 what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul.

On the day that I called you, you answered me; you made me bold and strengthened my soul.

4 May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all 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 let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

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

6 For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

For though Yahweh is high, yet he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from far off.

7 If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved 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 The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands.

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