Psalms 138

1 By David. I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do praise Thee.

I will give thee thanks with my whole heart. I will sing praises to thee before the gods.

2 I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth. For thou have magnified thy word above all thy name.

3 In the day I called, when Thou dost answer me, Thou dost strengthen me in my soul [with] strength.

Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul.

4 O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.

All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, for they have heard the words of thy mouth.

5 And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great [is] the honour of Jehovah.

Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

6 For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

For though Jehovah is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.

7 If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive me. Thou will stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will save me.

8 Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness [is] to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!

Jehovah will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, is forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.