Psalm 138
Thanksgiving and Praise
Of David.
1 I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
before the gods I sing your praise;(A)
2 I bow down toward your holy temple
and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted your name and your word
above everything.(B)
3 On the day I called, you answered me;
you increased my strength of soul.(C)
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord,
for they have heard the words of your mouth.(D)
5 They shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
for great is the glory of the Lord.
6 For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
but the haughty he perceives from far away.(E)
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies;
you stretch out your hand,
and your right hand delivers me.(F)
8 The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.(G)
Footnotes
- 138.1
- 138.2
- 138.3
Cross references
- 138.1 : Ps 95.3; 96.4; 111.1
- 138.2 : 1 Kings 8.29, 30; Ps 28.2; Isa 42.21
- 138.3 : Ps 28.7; 46.1; 118.5
- 138.4 : Ps 102.15
- 138.6 : Ps 113.5, 6; Prov 3.34; Isa 57.15; Jas 4.6
- 138.7 : Ps 20.6; 23.3, 4; 71.20; Jer 51.25
- 138.8 : Job 10.3, 8; 14.15; Ps 27.9; 57.2; 136.1; Phil 1.6
