Psalm 138

Thanksgiving for the Lord 's Favor

¹I will praise thee with my whole heart:

before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

²I will worship toward thy holy temple,

and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth:

for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

³In the day when I cried thou answeredst me,

and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

⁴All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord ,

when they hear the words of thy mouth.

⁵Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord :

for great is the glory of the Lord .

⁶Though the Lord be high,

yet hath he respect unto the lowly:

but the proud he knoweth afar off.

⁷Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me:

thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies,

and thy right hand shall save me.

⁸The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me:

thy mercy, O Lord , endureth for ever:

forsake not the works of thine own hands.