Psalms 138

1 “By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, will I sing praise unto thee.

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

2 I will bow myself down before thy holy temple, and I will thank thy name for thy kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified above all thy name thy promise.

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 On the day when I called didst thou answer me, and raise me up with strength in my soul.

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 give thanks unto thee, O Lord, when they hear the promises of thy mouth.

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

5 And they will sing on the ways of the Lord; for great is the glory of the Lord.

Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, for Yahweh’s glory is great!

6 For exalted is the Lord, yet doth he regard the lowly; but the proud he punisheth from afar.

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

7 If I should walk in the midst of distress, thou wilt revive me: against the wrath of my enemies wilt thou stretch forth thy hand, and thy right hand will save me.

Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.

8 The Lord will accomplish [all] in my behalf; O Lord, thy kindness endureth for ever: the works of thy own hands do not abandon.

Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.