Psalms 138

1 A Psalme of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: euen before the gods will I praise thee.

上主，我要全心稱謝您，因您俯聽了我的懇祈。我要在眾神前歌頌您，

2 I will worship toward thine holy Temple and praise thy Name, because of thy louing kindenesse and for thy trueth: for thou hast magnified thy Name aboue all things by thy word.

朝您的聖所伏地致敬；為了您的仁慈至誠，我必要稱謝您的聖名；因為您把您的名號和您的諾言，在萬物與萬民的面前發揚彰顯，

3 When I called, then thou heardest me, and hast encreased strength in my soule.

我幾時呼號您，您就俯允我，並將我靈魂上的力量增多。

4 All the Kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord: for they haue heard the wordes of thy mouth.

地上萬君聽您口的諭旨；上主，他們都必來讚頌您，

5 And they shall sing of the wayes of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord is great.

並歌頌上主的作為說：上主的光耀偉大無比！

6 For the Lord is high: yet he beholdeth the lowly, but the proude he knoweth afarre off.

上主尊高無比，仍垂顧弱小，惟對驕傲的人，卻遠遠旁眺。

7 Though I walke in the middes of trouble, yet wilt thou reuiue me: thou wilt stretch foorth thine hand vpon the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall saue me.

我若處於因難中，您必保全我的性命，您用右手救我，伸手拒抗仇人的憤恨。

8 The Lord will performe his worke toward me: O Lord, thy mercie endureth for euer: forsake not the workes of thine handes.

上主必替我完成這工程；上主，您的仁慈永遠常存，求您不要放棄您的作品。