Psalms 138

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

I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:

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 thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.

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

In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul.

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

May all the kings of the earth give glory to 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 looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth 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.

If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me.

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

The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands.