PSALM 138

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I give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;

    before the gods I sing thy praise;

2 

I bow down toward thy holy temple

    and give thanks to thy name for thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness;

for thou hast exalted above everything

    thy name and thy word.

3 

On the day I called, thou didst answer me,

    my strength of soul thou didst increase.

4 

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord,

    for they have heard the words of thy mouth;

5 

and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,

    for great is the glory of the Lord.

6 

For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly;

    but the haughty he knows from afar.

7 

Though I walk in the midst of trouble,

    thou dost preserve my life;

thou dost stretch out thy hand against the wrath of my enemies,

    and thy right hand delivers me.

8 

The Lord will fulfil his purpose for me;

    thy steadfast love, O Lord, endures for ever.

    Do not forsake the work of thy hands.

Psalm 138