Psalm 138

Psalm 138

Of David.

¹I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;

before the “gods”^h I will singⁱ your praise.

²I will bow down toward your holy temple^j

and will praise your name^k

for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,^l

for you have so exalted your solemn decree

that it surpasses your fame.^m

³When I called,ⁿ you answered me;^o

you greatly emboldened^p me.

⁴May all the kings of the earth^q praise you, Lord,

when they hear what you have decreed.

⁵May they sing^r of the ways of the Lord,

for the glory of the Lord^s is great.

⁶Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;^t

though lofty, he sees them^u from afar.

⁷Though I walk^v in the midst of trouble,

you preserve my life.^w

You stretch out your hand^x against the anger of my foes;^y

with your right hand^z you save me.^a

⁸The Lord will vindicate^b me;

your love, Lord, endures forever^c—

do not abandon^d the works of your hands.^e