Psalms 138

1

I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods,1 I will sing praises to you.

2

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

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 you thanks, LORD, for they have heard the words of your mouth.

5

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

6

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

7

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

Footnotes

  1. ^ 138:1: The word elohim, used here, usually means “God” but can also mean “gods”, “princes”, or “angels”.