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:

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

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 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 In the day I cried unto thee, then didst thou answer me, and didst excite me, in my soul, mightily.

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

4 All the kings of the earth, will thank thee, O Yahweh, when they have heard the sayings of thy mouth;

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

5 And they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, That great is the glory of Yahweh:

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

6 Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty—afar off, doth he acknowledge.

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

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 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 Yahweh, will carry through my cause, —O Yahweh! thy lovingkindness, is age-abiding, The works of thine own hands, do not thou desert.

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