PSALM 138 [†]  b I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart;

before  c the gods I sing your praise;

2[†] I bow down  d toward your  e 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. [1]

3[^] On the day I called, you answered me;

my strength of soul you increased. [2]

4[^][†]  f All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O LORD,

for they have heard the words of your mouth,

5 and they shall sing of  g the ways of the LORD,

for great is the glory of the LORD.

6[^]  h For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly,

but the haughty he knows from afar.

7[†]  i Though I walk in the midst of trouble,

you  j preserve my life;

you  k stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,

and your  l right hand delivers me.

8[†] The LORD will  m fulfill his purpose for me;

 n your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever.

Do not forsake  o the work of your hands.

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.