Psalms 138

1 By David. I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do praise Thee.

A psalm of David. I thank you with my whole being; I sing your praises before the heavenly beings.

2 I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.

I bow down before your holy Temple, and I am thankful because of who you are—for your trustworthy love and faithfulness—and for the fact that your promises are even greater than what people expect of you.

3 In the day I called, when Thou dost answer me, Thou dost strengthen me in my soul [with] strength.

On the day I cried out to you for help, you answered me. You encouraged me and made me strong.

4 O Jehovah, all kings of earth confess Thee, When they have heard the sayings of Thy mouth.

All the kings of the earth will praise you, Lord, for they have heard what you have said.

5 And they sing in the ways of Jehovah, For great [is] the honour of Jehovah.

They will sing about what the Lord has done and about the great glory of the Lord.

6 For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

Though the Lord is high above, he pays attention to the lowly; but he recognizes the proud a long way off.

7 If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me.

Even though I walk into a great deal of trouble, you protect me. You reach out to defend me from the anger of those who hate me—your strong hand saves me.

8 Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness [is] to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!

The Lord vindicates me! Lord, your trustworthy love lasts forever! Don't give up on what you have made!