| 138:1 | The LORD's Goodness to the FaithfulA Psalm of David. I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You. |
| 138:2 | I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name. |
| 138:3 | In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul. |
| 138:4 | All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD, When they hear the words of Your mouth. |
| 138:5 | Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, For great is the glory of the LORD. |
| 138:6 | Though the LORD is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar. |
| 138:7 | Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. |
| 138:8 | The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. |