Psalms 138

1 A Psalme of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: euen before the gods will I praise thee.

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

2 I will worship toward thine holy Temple and praise thy Name, because of thy louing kindenesse and for thy trueth: for thou hast magnified thy Name aboue all things by 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 When I called, then thou heardest me, and hast encreased strength in my soule.

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 thee, O Lord: for they haue heard the wordes of thy mouth.

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

5 And they shall sing of the wayes of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord is great.

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

6 For the Lord is high: yet he beholdeth the lowly, but the proude he knoweth afarre off.

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

7 Though I walke in the middes of trouble, yet wilt thou reuiue me: thou wilt stretch foorth thine hand vpon the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall saue 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 The Lord will performe his worke toward me: O Lord, thy mercie endureth for euer: forsake not the workes of thine handes.

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