Psalms 138

1 Yahweh, I thank you with all my inner being. I sing to praise you in front of [the idols of false] gods [to ridicule/belittle them].

上主，我要全心稱謝您，因您俯聽了我的懇祈。我要在眾神前歌頌您，

2 I bow down while I look towards your sacred temple, and I thank you [MTY] because you faithfully love [us] and faithfully do all that you have promised. You have shown that both you [MTY] and what you have promised to do are greater than anything else.

朝您的聖所伏地致敬；為了您的仁慈至誠，我必要稱謝您的聖名；因為您把您的名號和您的諾言，在萬物與萬民的面前發揚彰顯，

3 On the day when I called out to you, you answered me; you enabled me to be strong and brave.

我幾時呼號您，您就俯允我，並將我靈魂上的力量增多。

4 Yahweh, [some day] all the kings of this earth will praise you, because they will have heard what you have said.

地上萬君聽您口的諭旨；上主，他們都必來讚頌您，

5 They will sing about what you have done; they will sing and say that you are very great.

並歌頌上主的作為說：上主的光耀偉大無比！

6 Yahweh, you are supreme, but you take care of people [who are considered to be] unimportant. And you know what proud people [are doing], even though they are far away [from you and think that you do not see them].

上主尊高無比，仍垂顧弱小，惟對驕傲的人，卻遠遠旁眺。

7 When I am in the midst of [many] troubles/difficulties, you save/rescue me. With your hand/power [MTY] you rescue me from my enemies who are angry at me.

我若處於因難中，您必保全我的性命，您用右手救我，伸手拒抗仇人的憤恨。

8 Yahweh, you will do for me everything that you promised; you faithfully love [us] forever. Finish what you started to do [for us, your Israeli people.]

上主必替我完成這工程；上主，您的仁慈永遠常存，求您不要放棄您的作品。