Psalms 138

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

I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

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 praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast 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.

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst 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 praise thee, O Yhwh, when they hear 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 in the ways of Yhwh: for great is the glory of Yhwh.

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

Though Yhwh be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud 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.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

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

Yhwh will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Yhwh, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.