Psalm 138 138 Psalms Book 5 Darby Translation A Thankful Heart 1 DBY A Psalm of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.BSB BSB: Of David. I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
2 DBY I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. BSB BSB: I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
3 DBY In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul. BSB BSB: On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
4 DBY All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth; BSB BSB: All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 DBY And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah. BSB BSB: They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
6 DBY For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off. BSB BSB: Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
7 DBY Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. BSB BSB: If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
8 DBY Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands. BSB BSB: The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
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