< Psalmorum 138 >
1 ipsi David confitebor tibi Domine in toto corde meo quoniam audisti verba oris mei in conspectu angelorum psallam tibi
[A Psalm] of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.
2 adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum et confitebor nomini tuo super misericordia tua et veritate tua quoniam magnificasti super omne nomen sanctum tuum
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
3 in quacumque die invocavero te exaudi me multiplicabis me in anima mea virtute
In the day that I called thou answeredst me, thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
4 confiteantur tibi Domine omnes reges terrae quia audierunt omnia verba oris tui
All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5 et cantent in viis Domini quoniam magna gloria Domini
Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD; for great is the glory of the LORD.
6 quoniam excelsus Dominus et humilia respicit et alta a longe cognoscit
For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the haughty he knoweth from afar.
7 si ambulavero in medio tribulationis vivificabis me super iram inimicorum meorum extendisti manum tuam et salvum me fecit dextera tua
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 Dominus retribuet propter me Domine misericordia tua in saeculum opera manuum tuarum ne dispicias
The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.