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].

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 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.

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

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

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

May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

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

And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

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].

For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

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.

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 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.]

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