Psalms 138

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

I will praise you with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise to you.

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 will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving kindness and for your truth: for you have magnified your word above all your name.

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

In the day when I cried you answered me, and strengthened me with strength in my soul.

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

All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.

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

Yes, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.

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

Though the LORD be high, yet has he respect to the lowly: but the proud he knows afar 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.

Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me: you shall stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand shall save 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 will perfect that which concerns me: your mercy, O LORD, endures for ever: forsake not the works of your own hands.