Psalms 138

1 Yahweh, I thank you with all my inner being. I sing to praise you in front of [the idols of false] gods [to ridicule/belittle them].

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

2 I bow down while I look towards your sacred temple, and I thank you [MTY] because you faithfully love [us] and faithfully do all that you have promised. You have shown that both you [MTY] and what you have promised to do are greater than anything else.

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.

3 On the day when I called out to you, you answered me; you enabled me to be strong and brave.

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

4 Yahweh, [some day] all the kings of this earth will praise you, because they will have heard what you have said.

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

5 They will sing about what you have done; they will sing and say that you are very great.

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

6 Yahweh, you are supreme, but you take care of people [who are considered to be] unimportant. And you know what proud people [are doing], even though they are far away [from you and think that you do not see them].

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

7 When I am in the midst of [many] troubles/difficulties, you save/rescue me. With your hand/power [MTY] you rescue me from my enemies who are angry at me.

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.

8 Yahweh, you will do for me everything that you promised; you faithfully love [us] forever. Finish what you started to do [for us, your Israeli people.]

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