Psalm 138 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Give Thanks to the Lord

Psa 138:1Of David.
I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;
before the gods I sing your praise;

Psa 138:2I bow down toward your 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.[fn]

Psa 138:3

Psa 138:3On the day I called, you answered me;
my strength of soul you increased.[fn]

Psa 138:4

Psa 138:4All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O LORD,
for they have heard the words of your mouth,

Psa 138:5

Psa 138:5and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD,
for great is the glory of the LORD.

Psa 138:6

Psa 138:6For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly,
but the haughty he knows from afar.

Psa 138:7

Psa 138:7Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve my life;
you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
and your right hand delivers me.

Psa 138:8

Psa 138:8The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.
Do not forsake the work of your hands.

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ESV Footnotes

(138:2)

Or you have exalted your word above all your name

(138:3)

Hebrew you made me bold in my soul with strength

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