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Psalm 138

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A Psalm of David

1 With all my heart, I’ll praise thee now:

before the gods I’ll sing to thee.

2 Toward thine holy temple bow,

and praise thy name for thy mercy,

and thy truth: for thy word thou high

o’er all thy name dost magnify.

3 i’th day I cry’d, thou answer’dst me:

with strength thou didst my soul up bear.

4 Lord, all the earth’s kings shall praise thee,

the word when of thy mouth they hear.

5 Yea, they shall sing in the Lord’s ways,

for great’s Jehovah’s glor’ous praise.

6 Albeit that the Lord be high,

respect yet hath he to the low:

but as for them that are lofty,

he them doth at a distance know.

7 Though in the midst I walking be

of trouble thou wilt quicken me,

forth shalt thou make thine hand to go

against their wrath that do me hate;

thy right hand shall me save also.

8 The Lord will perfect mine estate:

thy mercy, Lord, for ever stands:

leave not the works of thine own hands.