Psalms 138

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

I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:

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 towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.

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

In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul.

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

May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

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

And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

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

For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

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.

If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me.

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

The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands.