Psalms 138

1 “By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, 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 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 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 On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up 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 will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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