Psalm 138

Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Favor.

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1} A Psalm of David.

^(A)I will give You thanks with all my heart;
I will sing praises to You before the ^(B)gods.

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I will bow down ^(C)toward Your holy temple
And ^(D)give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your ^(a)truth;
For You have ^(E)magnified Your ^(b)word ^(c)according to all Your name.

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On the day I ^(F)called, You answered me;
You made me bold with ^(G)strength in my soul.

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^(H)All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord,
When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

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And they will ^(I)sing of the ways of the Lord,
For ^(J)great is the glory of the Lord.

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For ^(K)though the Lord is exalted,
Yet He ^(L)regards the lowly,
But the ^(M)haughty He knows from afar.

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Though I ^(N)walk in the midst of trouble, You will ^(d)^(O)revive me;
You will ^(P)stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will ^(Q)save me.

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The Lord will ^(R)accomplish what concerns me;
Your ^(S)lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting;
^(T)Do not forsake the ^(U)works of Your hands.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 138:2: ['Or ', faithfulness]

b. Psalm 138:2: ['Or ', promise]

c. Psalm 138:2: ['Or ', together with]

d. Psalm 138:7: ['Or ', keep me alive]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 138:1: Psalm 111:1

B. Psalm 138:1: Psalm 95:3; Psalm 96:4; Psalm 97:7

C. Psalm 138:2: Psalm 5:7; Psalm 28:2

D. Psalm 138:2: Psalm 140:13

E. Psalm 138:2: Isaiah 42:21

F. Psalm 138:3: Psalm 118:5

G. Psalm 138:3: Psalm 28:7; Psalm 46:1

H. Psalm 138:4: Psalm 72:11; Psalm 102:15

I. Psalm 138:5: Psalm 145:7

J. Psalm 138:5: Psalm 21:5

K. Psalm 138:6: Psalm 113:4-7

L. Psalm 138:6: Proverbs 3:34; Isaiah 57:15; Luke 1:48; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5

M. Psalm 138:6: Psalm 40:4; Psalm 101:5

N. Psalm 138:7: Psalm 23:4; Psalm 143:11

O. Psalm 138:7: Ezra 9:8; Ezra 9:9; Psalm 71:20; Isaiah 57:15

P. Psalm 138:7: Exodus 7:5; Exodus 15:12; Isaiah 5:25; Jeremiah 51:25; Ezekiel 6:14; Ezekiel 25:13

Q. Psalm 138:7: Psalm 20:6; Psalm 60:5

R. Psalm 138:8: Psalm 57:2; Philippians 1:6

S. Psalm 138:8: Psalm 136:1

T. Psalm 138:8: Job 10:8; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 71:9; Psalm 119:8

U. Psalm 138:8: Job 10:3; Job 14:15; Psalm 100:3