Psalm 138 – The Constancy of the Lord’s Care

Of David.

138 I will thank you, O Lord, with all my heart:

in the sight of the gods I will sing your praise,

2 and prostrate before your holy temple,

will praise your name for your constant love,

for you have exulted your promise above all.

3 When I called you, you answered;

you gave me strength, you inspired me.

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord,

when they shall have heard the words you have uttered;

5 and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,

and tell of the Lord’s transcendent glory.

6 For, high though the Lord is, he looks on the lowly,

and strikes down the haughty from far away.

7 Though my way be distressful, yet you preserve me:

you lay your hand on my angry foes,

and your right hand gives me victory.

8 The Lord will accomplish all that which concerns me.

Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever.

O do not abandon the work of your hands.