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. Aku hendak bersyukur kepada-Mu dengan segenap hatiku, di hadapan para allah aku akan bermazmur 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.
Aku hendak sujud ke arah bait-Mu yang kudus dan memuji nama-Mu, oleh karena kasih-Mu dan oleh karena setia-Mu; sebab Kaubuat nama-Mu dan janji-Mu melebihi segala sesuatu.
3 On the day when I called out to you, you answered me; you enabled me to be strong and brave.
Pada hari aku berseru, Engkaupun menjawab aku, Engkau menambahkan kekuatan dalam jiwaku.
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 bersyukur kepada-Mu, ya TUHAN, sebab mereka mendengar janji dari mulut-Mu;
5 They will sing about what you have done; they will sing and say that you are very great.
mereka akan menyanyi tentang jalan-jalan TUHAN, sebab besar kemuliaan TUHAN.
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].
TUHAN itu tinggi, namun Ia melihat orang yang hina, dan mengenal orang yang sombong dari jauh.
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.
Jika aku berada dalam kesesakan, Engkau mempertahankan hidupku; terhadap amarah musuhku Engkau mengulurkan tangan-Mu, dan tangan kanan-Mu menyelamatkan aku.
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.]
TUHAN akan menyelesaikannya bagiku! Ya TUHAN, kasih setia-Mu untuk selama-lamanya; janganlah Kautinggalkan perbuatan tangan-Mu!
