Psalms 138 - World English Bible Translation
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Psalms 138:1-8 - World English Bible

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By David.
1  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 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  In the day that I called, you answered me.
You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
4  All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh,
for they have heard the words of your mouth.
5  Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh,
for Yahweh’s glory is great!
6  For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly;
but he knows the proud from afar.
7  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  Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me.
Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever.
Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.
* 138:1 The word elohim, used here, usually means “God” but can also mean “gods”, “princes”, or “angels”.