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A Hymn of Thanksgiving

A psalm of David.

138 Lord, I will ·thank [praise] you with all my heart;
    I will ·sing [make a psalm] to you before the gods.
I will bow down facing your holy Temple,
    and I will ·thank [praise] ·you [L your name] for your ·love [loyalty] and ·loyalty [faithfulness].
You have ·made your name and your word
    greater than anything [L exalted your word above all your name].
On the day I ·called [prayed] to you, you answered me.
    You ·made me strong and brave [L have emboldened/encouraged my soul with strength].

Lord, let all the kings of the earth ·praise [thank] you
    when they hear the words ·you speak [L of your mouth].
They will sing about ·what the Lord has done [L the way of the Lord],
    because the Lord’s glory [C his manifest presence] is great.

Though the Lord is ·supreme [exalted],
    he ·takes care of [looks on] ·those who are humble [the lowly],
    but he ·stays away from the proud [L perceives the proud from far away].
Lord, ·even when I have trouble all around me [L if I walk in the midst of distress],
    you will keep me alive.
When my enemies are angry,
    you will ·reach down [L send out your hand] and save me by your ·power [L right hand].
Lord, you ·do everything [fulfill/accomplish your plan] for me.
    Lord, your ·love [loyalty] continues forever.
Do not ·leave [abandon; forsake] us, ·whom you made [L the work of your hands].

Salmo 138

Acción de gracias por el favor del Señor

Salmo de David.

138 Con todo mi corazón te daré gracias(A);
En presencia de los dioses(B) te cantaré alabanzas.
Me postraré hacia Tu santo templo(C),
Y daré gracias a Tu nombre por Tu misericordia y Tu fidelidad[a](D);
Porque has engrandecido Tu palabra(E) conforme a todo Tu nombre.
En el día que invoqué, me respondiste(F);
Me hiciste valiente con fortaleza en mi alma(G).
¶Todos los reyes de la tierra te alabarán(H), Señor,
Cuando hayan oído los dichos de Tu boca.
Y cantarán de los caminos del Señor(I),
Porque grande(J) es la gloria del Señor.
Porque el Señor es excelso(K),
Y atiende al humilde(L),
Pero al altivo conoce de lejos(M).
¶Aunque yo ande en medio de la angustia(N), Tú me vivificarás(O);
Extenderás Tu mano(P) contra la ira de mis enemigos,
Y Tu diestra me salvará(Q).
El Señor cumplirá Su propósito en mí(R);
Eterna, oh Señor, es Tu misericordia(S);
No abandones(T) las obras de Tus manos(U).

Footnotes

  1. 138:2 O verdad.

138 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.