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New Testament
Psalm 138
Psalm 138
May The Kings Praise You
By David.
Thanks From a Grateful Heart
1I will thank you with all my heart.
2I will bow down toward your holy temple.
I will give thanks to your name
because of your mercy and because of your truth.
3By day I called, and you answered me.
You have made my soul strong.
4All the kings of the earth will thank you, Lord,
when they have heard the message from your mouth.
5Then they will sing about the ways of the Lord,
because the glory of the Lord is great.
6Indeed the Lord is exalted, but he sees the lowly,
and he recognizes the proud from a distance.
7If I walk surrounded by danger, you keep me alive
in spite of the anger of my enemies.
You stretch out your hand.
You save me with your right hand.
Lord, your mercy endures forever.
Footnotes
- 138:1 gods here may refer to angels, though that use of the term is rare. The point may simply be a declaration of God's superiority to the pagan gods, who are only demons.
- 138:2 Literally for you have made great over all your name your saying or, with a different reading of the Hebrew, you made your word higher than the heavens
- 138:8 Or complete his plans
- 138:8 Hebrew variant work