Psalms 138

1 [A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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