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

I will give You thanks with all my heart. I will sing praises to You in front of the gods.

2 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.

I will bow down toward Your holy house. And I will give thanks to Your name for Your loving-kindness and Your truth. For You have honored Your Word because of what Your name is.

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

You answered me on the day I called. You gave me strength in my soul.

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

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

5 A nd they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.

And they will sing of the ways of the Lord. For the shining beauty of the Lord is great.

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

For even if the Lord is honored, He thinks about those who have no pride. But He knows the proud from far away.

7 T hough 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.

Even if I walk into trouble, You will keep my life safe. You will put out Your hand against the anger of those who hate me. And Your right hand will save me.

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

The Lord will finish the work He started for me. O Lord, Your loving-kindness lasts forever. Do not turn away from the works of Your hands.