Psalms 138

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

“A psalm of David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart; Before the gods will I sing praise to 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 goodness and thy truth; For thy promise thou hast magnified 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 called, thou didst hear me; Thou didst strengthen me, and encourage 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 LORD! When they hear the promises 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 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.

The LORD is high, yet he looketh upon the humble, And the proud doth he know 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 through the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies; Thou wilt save me by thy right hand!

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 perform all things for me; Thy goodness, O LORD! endureth ever: Forsake not the works of thine hands!