Psalm 138

PSALM 138

Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Favor.

A Psalm of David.

^1aI will give You thanks with all my heart;

I will sing praises to You before the ^bgods.

²I will bow down ^atoward Your holy temple

And ^bgive thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your ¹truth;

For You have ^cmagnified Your ²word ³according to all Your name.

³On the day I ^acalled, You answered me;

You made me bold with ^bstrength in my soul.

^4aAll the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord,

When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

⁵And they will ^asing of the ways of the Lord,

For ^bgreat is the glory of the Lord.

⁶For ^athough the Lord is exalted,

Yet He ^bregards the lowly,

But the ^chaughty He knows from afar.

⁷Though I ^awalk in the midst of trouble, You will ^1brevive me;

You will ^cstretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,

And Your right hand will ^dsave me.

⁸The Lord will ^aaccomplish what concerns me;

Your ^blovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting;

^cDo not forsake the ^dworks of Your hands.