1 I will confess and praise You with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praises to You.

I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to You before the gods.

2 I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name!

I will bow down toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

3 I n the day when I called, You answered me; and You strengthened me with strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) in my inner self.

On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.

4 A ll the kings of the land shall give You credit and praise You, O Lord, for they have heard of the promises of Your mouth.

All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord, When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

5 Y es, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord and joyfully celebrate His mighty acts, for great is the glory of the Lord.

And they will sing of the ways of the Lord, For great is the glory of the Lord.

6 F or though the Lord is high, yet has He respect to the lowly; but the proud and haughty He knows and recognizes at a distance.

For though the Lord is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.

7 T hough I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.

8 T he Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, endure forever—forsake not the works of Your own hands.

The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.