Salmos 138

1 Eu te louvarei, Senhor, de todo o meu coração: na presença dos deuses a ti cantarei louvores.

Yahweh, I thank you with all my inner being. I sing to praise you in front of [the idols of false] gods [to ridicule/belittle them].

2 Inclinar-me-hei para o teu sancto templo, e louvarei o teu nome pela sua benignidade, e pela tua verdade: pois engrandeceste a tua palavra acima de todo o teu nome.

I bow down while I look towards your sacred temple, and I thank you [MTY] because you faithfully love [us] and faithfully do all that you have promised. You have shown that both you [MTY] and what you have promised to do are greater than anything else.

3 No dia em que eu clamei, me escutaste; e alentaste com força a minha alma.

On the day when I called out to you, you answered me; you enabled me to be strong and brave.

4 Todos os reis da terra te louvarão, ó Senhor, quando ouvirem as palavras da tua bocca;

Yahweh, [some day] all the kings of this earth will praise you, because they will have heard what you have said.

5 E cantarão os caminhos do Senhor; pois grande é a gloria do Senhor.

They will sing about what you have done; they will sing and say that you are very great.

6 Ainda que o Senhor é excelso, attende todavia para o humilde; mas ao soberbo conhece-o de longe.

Yahweh, you are supreme, but you take care of people [who are considered to be] unimportant. And you know what proud people [are doing], even though they are far away [from you and think that you do not see them].

7 Andando eu no meio da angustia, tu me reviverás: estenderás a tua mão contra a ira dos meus inimigos, e a tua dextra me salvará.

When I am in the midst of [many] troubles/difficulties, you save/rescue me. With your hand/power [MTY] you rescue me from my enemies who are angry at me.

8 O Senhor aprefeiçoará o que me toca; a tua benignidade, ó Senhor, dura para sempre; não desampares as obras das tuas mãos.

Yahweh, you will do for me everything that you promised; you faithfully love [us] forever. Finish what you started to do [for us, your Israeli people.]