138:1 |
<> I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you. |
138:2 |
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. |
138:3 |
In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul. |
138:4 |
All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth. |
138:5 |
Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great is Yahweh's glory. |
138:6 |
For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar. |
138:7 |
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me. |
138:8 |
Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don't forsake the works of your own hands. |