< Psalms 138 >
1 “By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, will I sing praise unto thee.
Ipsi David. [Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo, quoniam audisti verba oris mei. In conspectu angelorum psallam tibi;
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.
adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum, et confitebor nomini tuo: super misericordia tua et veritate tua; quoniam magnificasti super omne, nomen sanctum tuum.
3 On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul.
In quacumque die invocavero te, exaudi me; multiplicabis in anima mea virtutem.
4 All the kings of the earth will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth.
Confiteantur tibi, Domine, omnes reges terræ, quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui.
5 And they will sing on the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.
Et cantent in viis Domini, quoniam magna est gloria Domini;
6 For exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar.
quoniam excelsus Dominus, et humilia respicit, et alta a longe cognoscit.
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.
Si ambulavero in medio tribulationis, vivificabis me; et super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam, et salvum me fecit dextera tua.
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.
Dominus retribuet pro me. Domine, misericordia tua in sæculum; opera manuum tuarum ne despicias.]