Psalm 138

Give Thanks to the Lord

¹I give you thanks, O Lord , with my whole heart;[#Ps. 111:1]

before the gods I sing your praise;

²I bow down toward your holy temple[#Ps. 28:2; 1 Kgs. 8:29; #Ps. 5:7]

and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,

for you have exalted above all things

your name and your word.

³On the day I called, you answered me;

my strength of soul you increased.

⁴All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord ,[#Ps. 102:15]

for they have heard the words of your mouth,

⁵and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord ,[#Ps. 103:7]

for great is the glory of the Lord .

⁶For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,[#Ps. 131:1; Prov. 3:34; Luke 1:48; James 4:6]

but the haughty he knows from afar.

⁷Though I walk in the midst of trouble,[#Ps. 23:4]

you preserve my life;

you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,

and your right hand delivers me.

⁸The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;[#Ps. 57:2; Phil. 1:6]

your steadfast love, O Lord , endures forever.

Do not forsake the work of your hands.