Psalms 138

1 Of David. I will thank you, O Lord, with all my heart: in the sight of the gods I will sing your praise,

[By David.] I will give you thanks, Jehovah, with my whole heart. Before the gods I will sing praises to you.

2 and prostrate before your holy temple, will praise your name for your constant love, for you have exulted your promise above all.

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your word above all.

3 When I called you, you answered; you gave me strength, you inspired me.

In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord, when they shall have heard the words you have uttered;

All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Jehovah, for they have heard the words of your mouth.

5 and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, and tell of the Lord’s transcendent glory.

Yes, they will sing of the ways of Jehovah; for great is Jehovah's glory.

6 For, high though the Lord is, he looks on the lowly, and strikes down the haughty from far away.

For though Jehovah is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.

7 Though my way be distressful, yet you preserve me: you lay your hand on my angry foes, and your right hand gives me victory.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.

8 The Lord will accomplish all that which concerns me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever. O do not abandon the work of your hands.

Jehovah will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Jehovah, endures forever. Do not forsake the works of your own hands.