Psalm 138

English Standard Version

Give Thanks to the Lord

Of David.

138 ^(A)I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;
    before ^(B)the gods I sing your praise;
²I bow down ^(C)toward your ^(D)holy temple
    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
    for you have exalted above all things
    your name and your word.^[a]
³On the day I called, you answered me;
    my strength of soul you increased.^[b]

⁴^(E)All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O Lord,
    for they have heard the words of your mouth,
⁵and they shall sing of ^(F)the ways of the Lord,
    for great is the glory of the Lord.
⁶^(G)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he knows from afar.

⁷^(H)Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
    you ^(I)preserve my life;
you ^(J)stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
    and your ^(K)right hand delivers me.
⁸The Lord will ^(L)fulfill his purpose for me;
    ^(M)your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
    Do not forsake ^(N)the work of your hands.

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Psalm 138:2 Or you have exalted your word above all your name
Psalm 138:3 Hebrew you made me bold in my soul with strength

Psalm 1:1-2

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Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 Blessed is the man^[a]
    who ^(A)walks not in ^(B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in ^(C)the way of sinners,
    nor ^(D)sits in ^(E)the seat of ^(F)scoffers;
²but his ^(G)delight is in the law^[b] of the Lord,
    and on his ^(H)law he meditates day and night.

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Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
Psalm 1:2 Or instruction

Psalm 23:4

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⁴Even though I ^(A)walk through the valley of ^(B)the shadow of death,^[a]
    I will ^(C)fear no evil,
for ^(D)you are with me;
    your ^(E)rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

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Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness

Psalm 23:4 in all English translations

Colossians 1:10-14

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¹⁰so as ^(A)to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^(B)fully pleasing to him: ^(C)bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹^(D)being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for ^(E)all endurance and patience ^(F)with joy; ¹²^(G)giving thanks^[a] to the Father, who has qualified you^[b] to share in ^(H)the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³He ^(I)has delivered us from ^(J)the domain of darkness and transferred us to ^(K)the kingdom of ^(L)his beloved Son, ¹⁴^(M)in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.