Psalms 138

1 A psalm of David. I thank you with my whole being; I sing your praises before the heavenly beings.

Davidov. Zahvaljujem ti, Jahve, iz svega srca jer si čuo riječi mojih usta. Pred licem anđela pjevam tebi,

2 I bow down before your holy Temple, and I am thankful because of who you are—for your trustworthy love and faithfulness—and for the fact that your promises are even greater than what people expect of you.

bacam se nice prema svetom Hramu tvojemu. Zahvaljujem imenu tvojem za tvoju dobrotu i vjernost, jer si nada sve uzveličao obećanje svoje.

3 On the day I cried out to you for help, you answered me. You encouraged me and made me strong.

Kad sam te zazvao, uslišio si me, dušu si moju pokrijepio.

4 All the kings of the earth will praise you, Lord, for they have heard what you have said.

Nek' ti zahvaljuju, Jahve, svi kraljevi zemlje kad čuju riječi usta tvojih,

5 They will sing about what the Lord has done and about the great glory of the Lord.

nek' pjevaju putove Jahvine: “Zaista, velika je slava Jahvina!”

6 Though the Lord is high above, he pays attention to the lowly; but he recognizes the proud a long way off.

Zaista, uzvišen je Jahve, ali gleda na ponizna, a oholicu izdaleka poznaje.

7 Even though I walk into a great deal of trouble, you protect me. You reach out to defend me from the anger of those who hate me—your strong hand saves me.

Kroz nevolje kad budem kročio, život mi čuvaj, pruži ruku proti gnjevu mojih dušmana; nek' me tvoja spasi desnica!

8 The Lord vindicates me! Lord, your trustworthy love lasts forever! Don't give up on what you have made!

Jahve, što ja počeh, ti dovrši! Jahve, vječna je ljubav tvoja: djelo ruku svojih ne zapusti!