Psalms, 138

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0. A Psalm of David.

1. [Of David] I thank you, Yahweh, with all my heart, for you have listened to the cry I uttered. In the presence of angels I sing to you,

1. I give thee thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing thy praise;

2. I bow down before your holy Temple. I praise your name for your faithful love and your constancy; your promises surpass even your fame.

2. I bow down toward thy holy temple and give thanks to thy name for thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness; for thou hast exalted above everything thy name and thy word.

3. You heard me on the day when I called, and you gave new strength to my heart.

3. On the day I called, thou didst answer me, my strength of soul thou didst increase.

4. All the kings of the earth give thanks to you, Yahweh, when they hear the promises you make;

4. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, for they have heard the words of thy mouth;

5. they sing of Yahweh's ways, 'Great is the glory of Yahweh!'

5. and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD.

6. Sublime as he is, Yahweh looks on the humble, the proud he picks out from afar.

6. For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly; but the haughty he knows from afar.

7. Though I live surrounded by trouble you give me life -- to my enemies' fury! You stretch out your right hand and save me,

7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou dost preserve my life; thou dost stretch out thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand delivers me.

8. Yahweh will do all things for me. Yahweh, your faithful love endures for ever, do not abandon what you have made.

8. The LORD will fulfil his purpose for me; thy steadfast love, O LORD, endures for ever. Do not forsake the work of thy hands.