Psalms 138

1 David’s. I will give thee thanks with all my heart, Before the messengers of God, will I praise thee in song:

A psalm of David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to you.

2 I will bow down towards thy holy temple, and thank thy Name, for thy lovingkindness and for thy faithfulness, For thou hast magnified, above all thy Name, thy word!

I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your covenant faithfulness and for your trustworthiness. You have made your word and your name more important than anything else.

3 In the day I cried unto thee, then didst thou answer me, and didst excite me, in my soul, mightily.

On the day that I called you, you answered me; you made me bold and strengthened my soul.

4 All the kings of the earth, will thank thee, O Yahweh, when they have heard the sayings of thy mouth;

All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they will hear the words from your mouth.

5 And they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, That great is the glory of Yahweh:

Indeed, they will sing of the deeds of Yahweh, for great is the glory of Yahweh.

6 Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty—afar off, doth he acknowledge.

For though Yahweh is high, yet he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from far off.

7 Though I walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt give me life, —Because of the anger of my foes, thou wilt thrust forth thy hand, and thy right hand, will save me:

Though I walk in the middle of danger, you will preserve my life; you will reach out with your hand against the anger of my enemies, and your right hand will save me.

8 Yahweh, will carry through my cause, —O Yahweh! thy lovingkindness, is age-abiding, The works of thine own hands, do not thou desert.

Yahweh is with me to the end; your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, endures forever. Do not forsake the ones whom your hands have made.