Psalms 138
1 David’s. I will give thee thanks with all my heart, Before the messengers of God, will I praise thee in song:
A Psalm for David, of Aggaeus and Zacharias. I will give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to you before the angels; for you have heard all the words of my mouth.
2 I will bow down towards thy holy temple, and thank thy Name, for thy lovingkindness and for thy faithfulness, For thou hast magnified, above all thy Name, thy word!
I will worship toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, on account of your mercy and your truth; for you have magnified your holy name above every thing.
3 In the day I cried unto thee, then didst thou answer me, and didst excite me, in my soul, mightily.
In whatever day I shall call upon you, hear me speedily; you shall abundantly provide me with your power in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth, will thank thee, O Yahweh, when they have heard the sayings of thy mouth;
Let all the kings of the earth, o Lord, give thanks to you; for they have heard all the words of your mouth.
5 And they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, That great is the glory of Yahweh:
And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.
6 Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty—afar off, doth he acknowledge.
For the Lord is high, and [yet] regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.
7 Though I walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt give me life, —Because of the anger of my foes, thou wilt thrust forth thy hand, and thy right hand, will save me:
Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, you will quicken me; you have stretched forth your hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and your right hand has saved me.
8 Yahweh, will carry through my cause, —O Yahweh! thy lovingkindness, is age-abiding, The works of thine own hands, do not thou desert.
O Lord, you shall recompense [them] on my behalf: your mercy, O Lord, [endures] for ever: overlook not the works of your hands.
