Psalm 138 ~ Psalm 138

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1 I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.

I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.

2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

3 I n the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

4 A ll the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.

All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;

5 Y ea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah; For great is the glory of Jehovah.

And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

6 F or though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.

7 T hough I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

8 J ehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.