Psalms 138

¹I thank you, Lord, and with all the passion of my heart

I worship you in the presence of angels!

Heaven’s mighty ones will hear my voice

as I sing my loving praise to you.

²I bow down before your divine presence

and bring you my deepest worship

as I experience your tender love and your living truth.

For your Word and the fame of your name

have been magnified above all else!

³At the very moment I called out to you, you answered me!

You strengthened me deep within my soul

and breathed fresh courage into me.

⁴One day all the kings of the earth

will rise to give you thanks when they hear the living words

that I have heard you speak.

⁵They too will sing of your wonderful ways,

for your ineffable glory is great!

⁶For though you are lofty and exalted,

you stoop to embrace the lowly.

Yet you keep your distance from those filled with pride.

⁷By your mighty power I can walk through any devastation,

and you will keep me alive, reviving me.

Your power set me free from the hatred of my enemies.

⁸You keep every promise you’ve ever made to me!

Since your love for me is constant and endless,

I ask you, Lord, to finish every good thing that you’ve begun in me!