Psalm 138

Revised Standard Version

Thanksgiving and Praise

A Psalm of David.

138 I give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    before the gods I sing thy praise;
²I 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.^[a]
³On the day I called, thou didst answer me,
    my strength of soul thou didst increase.^[b]

⁴All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord,
    for they have heard the words of thy mouth;
⁵and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
    for great is the glory of the Lord.
⁶For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly;
    but the haughty he knows from afar.

⁷Though 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.
⁸The Lord will fulfil his purpose for me;
    thy steadfast love, O Lord, endures for ever.
    Do not forsake the work of thy hands.

Footnotes

Psalm 138:2 Cn: Heb thou hast exalted thy word above all thy name
Psalm 138:3 Syr Compare Gk Tg: Heb thou didst make me arrogant in my soul with strength

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