Psalm 138 ~ Psalm 138

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

I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will 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 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 Y ou answered me on the day I called. You gave me strength in my soul.

In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

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 earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words 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 will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great is Yahweh’s glory.

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

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 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 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.

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