The Lord’s Goodness to the Faithful
A Psalm of David.
138 I will praise You with my whole heart;
(A)Before the gods I will sing praises to You.
2 (B)I will worship (C)toward Your holy temple,
And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have (D)magnified Your word above all Your name.
3 In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.
4 (E)All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord,
When they hear the words of Your mouth.
5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
For great is the glory of the Lord.
6 (F)Though the Lord is on high,
Yet (G)He regards the lowly;
But the proud He knows from afar.
7 (H)Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand
Against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.
8 (I)The Lord will [a]perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;
(J)Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
Footnotes
- Psalm 138:8 complete
Cross references
- Psalm 138:1 : Ps. 119:46
- Psalm 138:2 : Ps. 28:2
- Psalm 138:2 : 1 Kin. 8:29
- Psalm 138:2 : Is. 42:21
- Psalm 138:4 : Ps. 102:15
- Psalm 138:6 : [Ps. 113:4–7]
- Psalm 138:6 : Prov. 3:34; [Is. 57:15]; Luke 1:48; [James 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5]
- Psalm 138:7 : [Ps. 23:3, 4]
- Psalm 138:8 : Ps. 57:2; [Phil. 1:6]
- Psalm 138:8 : Job 10:3, 8