< Psalms 138 >

1 BY DAVID. I confess You with all my heart, I praise You before the gods.
A psalm of David. I thank you with my whole being; I sing your praises before the heavenly beings.
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 bow down before your holy Temple, and I am thankful because of who you are—for your trustworthy love and faithfulness—and for the fact that your promises are even greater than what people expect of you.
3 In the day I called, when You answer me, You strengthen me in my soul [with] strength.
On the day I cried out to you for help, you answered me. You encouraged me and made me strong.
4 O YHWH, all kings of earth confess You, When they have heard the sayings of Your mouth.
All the kings of the earth will praise you, Lord, for they have heard what you have said.
5 And they sing in the ways of YHWH, For the glory of YHWH [is] great.
They will sing about what the Lord has done and about the great glory of the Lord.
6 For YHWH [is] high, and He sees the lowly, And He knows the haughty from afar.
Though the Lord is high above, he pays attention to the lowly; but he recognizes the proud a long way 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.
Even though I walk into a great deal of trouble, you protect me. You reach out to defend me from the anger of those who hate me—your strong hand saves 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 vindicates me! Lord, your trustworthy love lasts forever! Don't give up on what you have made!

< Psalms 138 >