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Psalm 138  New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Psalm 138

Thanksgiving and Praise

Of David.

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

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord,
    for they have heard the words of your mouth.(D)
5 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 perceives from far away.(E)

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

Footnotes

  1. 138.1 Q mss Gk: MT lacks O Lord
  2. 138.2 Cn: Heb you have exalted your word above all your name
  3. 138.3 Syr Compare Gk Tg: Heb you made me arrogant in my soul with strength

Cross references

  1. 138.1 : Ps 95.3; 96.4; 111.1
  2. 138.2 : 1 Kings 8.29, 30; Ps 28.2; Isa 42.21
  3. 138.3 : Ps 28.7; 46.1; 118.5
  4. 138.4 : Ps 102.15
  5. 138.6 : Ps 113.5, 6; Prov 3.34; Isa 57.15; Jas 4.6
  6. 138.7 : Ps 20.6; 23.3, 4; 71.20; Jer 51.25
  7. 138.8 : Job 10.3, 8; 14.15; Ps 27.9; 57.2; 136.1; Phil 1.6
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