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].

ipsi David confitebor tibi Domine in toto corde meo quoniam audisti verba oris mei in conspectu angelorum psallam tibi

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.

adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum et confitebor nomini tuo super misericordia tua et veritate tua quoniam magnificasti super omne nomen sanctum tuum

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

in quacumque die invocavero te exaudi me multiplicabis me in anima mea virtute

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

confiteantur tibi Domine omnes reges terrae quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui

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

et cantent in viis Domini quoniam magna gloria Domini

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].

quoniam excelsus Dominus et humilia respicit et alta a longe cognoscit

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.

si ambulavero in medio tribulationis vivificabis me super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam et salvum me fecit dextera tua

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.]

Dominus retribuet propter me Domine misericordia tua in saeculum opera manuum tuarum ne dispicias