Psalms 138

1 “By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, will I sing praise unto thee.

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:

2 I will bow myself down before thy holy temple, and I will thank thy name for thy kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified above all thy name thy promise.

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.

3 On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul.

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

4 All the kings of the earth will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth.

May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

5 And they will sing on the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.

And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

6 For exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar.

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

7 If I should walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt revive me: against the wrath of my enemies wilt thou stretch forth thy hand, and thy right hand will save me.

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.

8 The Lord will accomplish [all] in my behalf; O Lord, thy kindness endureth for ever: the works of thy own hands do not abandon.

The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands.