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

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

2 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.

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!

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

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

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

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

5 A nd they will sing of the ways of the Lord. For the shining beauty of the Lord is great.

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

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

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

7 E ven 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.

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

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