< 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 you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to you before the angels; for you have 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 towards your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, on account of your mercy and your truth; for you have magnified your holy name above every thing.
3 In the day I called, when You answer me, You strengthen me in my soul [with] strength.
In whatever day I shall call upon you, hear me speedily; you shall abundantly provide me with your 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 to you; for they have heard all the words of your 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, you will quicken me; you have stretched forth your hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and your 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, you shall recompense [them] on my behalf: your mercy, O Lord, [endures] for ever: overlook not the works of your hands.