Psalm 138
Vers 1
With all my heart, O LORD, I praise
your glorious ways, your exaltation.
Before the gods your name I bless
in thankfulness and adoration.
I bow down toward your holy place
and laud your grace, your love unfailing,
for you have shown your word and name
to be supreme and all-excelling.
Vers 2
You answered me the day I called;
you made me bold and valiant-hearted.
You heard me in my darkest hour
and by your power was I supported.
Now let the kings of all the earth
in awe shout forth their praise unbroken,
for peoples everywhere, O LORD,
have heard the words that you have spoken.
Vers 3
Let rulers all with one accord
extol the LORD in joyful chorus.
Let them all praise God’s majesty,
for great is he: his ways are glorious.
Though high enthroned, he from above
looks down in love upon the lowly,
but from afar the proud he knows
and will expose their ways unholy.
Vers 4
LORD, you will to my rescue come
when troubles loom from all directions.
Though enemies around me swarm,
your mighty arm is my protection.
God shall fulfil his plan for me;
his promise he will keep forever.
LORD, God of grace, do not cast off
your works of love. Forsake them never!