Psalms 138

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

“By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, will I sing praise unto thee.

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 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.

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

On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul.

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 give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth.

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

And they will sing on 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 exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar.

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 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.

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 accomplish [all] in my behalf; O Lord, thy kindness endureth for ever: the works of thy own hands do not abandon.