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].
Dari Daud. Ya TUHAN, aku mau bersyukur kepada-Mu, dengan segenap hatiku. Di hadapan segala dewata kunyanyikan pujian bagi-Mu.
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.
Kusujud ke arah Rumah-Mu yang suci sambil memuji nama-Mu, sebab Engkau setia dan selalu mengasihi. Engkau lebih mementingkan janji-Mu daripada pendapat orang tentang diri-Mu.
3 On the day when I called out to you, you answered me; you enabled me to be strong and brave.
Waktu aku berseru kepada-Mu, Engkau menjawab, Kaukuatkan hatiku sehingga aku menjadi berani.
4 Yahweh, [some day] all the kings of this earth will praise you, because they will have heard what you have said.
Semua raja di bumi akan memuji Engkau, ya TUHAN, sebab mereka sudah mendengar janji-Mu.
5 They will sing about what you have done; they will sing and say that you are very great.
Mereka akan menyanyi tentang perbuatan-Mu dan tentang keagungan-Mu yang besar.
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].
Engkau teramat luhur, tetapi yang hina Kauperhatikan juga; orang sombong tak dapat bersembunyi daripada-Mu.
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.
Waktu aku ditimpa kesusahan, Engkau mempertahankan hidupku. Engkau melawan musuhku yang sedang mengamuk dan Kauselamatkan aku dengan kuasa-Mu.
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.]
Engkau akan memenuhi janji-Mu kepadaku; janganlah berhenti bertindak bagi umat-Mu.
