Psalms 138

1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

David’s. I will give thee thanks with all my heart, Before the messengers of God, will I praise thee in song:

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

I will bow down towards thy holy temple, and thank thy Name, for thy lovingkindness and for thy faithfulness, For thou hast magnified, above all thy Name, thy word!

3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

In the day I cried unto thee, then didst thou answer me, and didst excite me, in my soul, mightily.

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Yhwh, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

All the kings of the earth, will thank thee, O Yahweh, when they have heard the sayings of thy mouth;

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of Yhwh: for great is the glory of Yhwh.

And they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, That great is the glory of Yahweh:

6 Though Yhwh be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty—afar off, doth he acknowledge.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

Though I walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt give me life, —Because of the anger of my foes, thou wilt thrust forth thy hand, and thy right hand, will save me:

8 Yhwh will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Yhwh, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Yahweh, will carry through my cause, —O Yahweh! thy lovingkindness, is age-abiding, The works of thine own hands, do not thou desert.