Psalms 138

1 [A Psalm] of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.

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

2 I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word 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 when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

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

4 All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;

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

5 And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

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

6 For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.

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

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall 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 will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.

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