Psalms 138

1 BY DAVID. I confess You with all my heart, I praise You before the gods.

A Psalm for David, of Aggaeus and Zacharias. I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to thee before the angels; for thou hast heard all the words of my mouth.

2 I bow myself toward Your holy temple, And I confess Your Name, For Your kindness, and for Your truth, For You have made Your saying great above all Your Name.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name, on account of thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy holy name above every thing.

3 In the day I called, when You answer me, You strengthen me in my soul [with] strength.

In whatsoever day I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily; thou shalt abundantly provide me with thy power in my soul.

4 O YHWH, all kings of earth confess You, When they have heard the sayings of Your mouth.

Let all the kings of the earth, o Lord, give thanks unto thee; for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

5 And they sing in the ways of YHWH, For the glory of YHWH [is] great.

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

6 For YHWH [is] high, and He sees the lowly, And He knows the haughty from afar.

For the Lord is high, and [yet] regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.

7 If I walk in the midst of distress You quicken me, You send forth Your hand against the anger of my enemies, And Your right hand saves me.

Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me; thou hast stretched forth thine hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand has saved me.

8 YHWH perfects for me, O YHWH, Your kindness [is] for all time, Do not let the works of Your hands fall!

O Lord, thou shalt recompense [them] on my behalf: thy mercy, O Lord, [endures] for ever: overlook not the works of thine hands.