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 with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

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 toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

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

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with 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.

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

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

Yea, they shall 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].

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud 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.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save 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 perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.