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].
“By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, 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 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 On the day when I called out to you, you answered me; you enabled me to be strong and brave.
On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up 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 will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth.
5 They will sing about what you have done; they will sing and say that you are very great.
And they will sing on 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 exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar.
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 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 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 accomplish [all] in my behalf; O Lord, thy kindness endureth for ever: the works of thy own hands do not abandon.
