Psalm 138
Darby Translation · 8 verses
[A Psalm] of David.
1I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.2I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.3In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.4All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;5And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.6For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.8Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands.Darby's Synopsis
Psalm 138 gives the ground of faith — God's word; and now the godly turns to own it in worship; and when that word reaches the kings of the earth, they shall turn and praise Jehovah and sing in His ways. Nor is His truth all. Though so high, He has respect to the lowly; He revives, protects, and perfects all that concerns the believing righteous. "His mercy endures for ever."
Text: J. N. Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages, public domain. Emphasized words are Darby's own. Provenance on the sources page.