Give Thanks to the Lord

138 Of David.

1  bI give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;

before cthe gods I sing your praise;

2  I bow down dtoward your eholy temple

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.1

3  On the day I called, you answered me;

my strength of soul you increased.2

4  fAll the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,

for they have heard the words of your mouth,

5  and they shall sing of gthe ways of the Lord,

for great is the glory of the Lord.

6  hFor though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,

but the haughty he knows from afar.

7  iThough I walk in the midst of trouble,

you jpreserve my life;

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

and your lright hand delivers me.

8  The Lord will mfulfill his purpose for me;

nyour steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.

Do not forsake othe work of your hands.

The Lord Is My Shepherd

23 A Psalm of David.

1  The Lord is my dshepherd; I shall not ewant.

2  He makes me lie down in green fpastures.

He leads me beside still waters.1

3  He grestores my soul.

He hleads me in ipaths of righteousness2

for his jname’s sake.

4  Even though I kwalk through the valley of lthe shadow of death,3

I will mfear no evil,

for nyou are with me;

your orod and your staff,

they comfort me.

5  You pprepare a table before me

in qthe presence of my enemies;

you ranoint my head with oil;

my scup overflows.

6  Surely4 goodness and mercy5 shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall tdwell6 in the house of the Lord

uforever.7

The King of Glory

24 A Psalm of David.

1  vThe earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,1

the world and those who dwell therein,

2  for he has wfounded it upon xthe seas

and established it upon the rivers.

3  yWho shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his zholy place?

4  aHe who has bclean hands and ca pure heart,

who does not dlift up his soul to ewhat is false

and does not swear deceitfully.

5  He will receive fblessing from the Lord

and grighteousness from hthe God of his salvation.

6  Such is ithe generation of those who seek him,

who jseek the face of the God of Jacob.2 Selah

7  kLift up your heads, O gates!

And be lifted up, O ancient doors,

that lthe King of glory may come in.

8  Who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, mmighty in battle!

9  Lift up your heads, O gates!

And lift them up, O ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

10  Who is this King of glory?

nThe Lord of hosts,

he is the King of glory! Selah