Psalms 138

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

A psalm of David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises 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 bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your covenant faithfulness and for your trustworthiness. You have made your word and your name more important than anything else.

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

On the day that I called you, you answered me; you made me bold and strengthened 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 will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they will hear the words from your mouth.

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

Indeed, they will sing of the deeds of Yahweh, for great is the glory of Yahweh.

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

For though Yahweh is high, yet he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from far 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 danger, you will preserve my life; you will reach out with your hand against the anger of my enemies, and your right hand will save me.

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

Yahweh is with me to the end; your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, endures forever. Do not forsake the ones whom your hands have made.