< 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.