Psalms 138:1-150:6 I will give thee thanks with my whole heart. I will sing praises to thee before the gods.

ACV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ I will give thee thanks with my whole heart. I will sing praises to thee before the gods. ² I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth. For thou have magnified thy word above all thy name. ³ Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul. ⁴ All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of thy mouth. ⁵ Yea, they shall sing of the ways of LORD, for great is the glory of LORD. ⁶ For though LORD is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar. ⁷ Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive me. Thou will stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will save me. ⁸ LORD will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O LORD, is forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands. ¹³⁹ ¹ O LORD, thou have searched me, and known. ² Thou know my sitting down and my rising up. Thou understand my thought afar off. ³ Thou search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. ⁴ For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou know it altogether. ⁵ Thou have beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. ⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is high, I cannot attain to it. ⁷ Where shall I go from thy Spirit? Or where shall I flee from thy presence? ⁸ If I ascend up into heaven, thou are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou are there. ⁹ If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the outermost parts of the sea, ¹⁰ even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. ¹¹ If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light around me shall be night, ¹² even the darkness hides not from thee, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. ¹³ For thou formed my inward parts. Thou covered me in my mother's womb. ¹⁴ I will give thanks to thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are thy works, and that my soul knows right well. ¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from thee, when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. ¹⁶ Thine eyes saw my unformed substance, and in thy book they were all written, even the days that were ordained, when as yet there was none of them. ¹⁷ How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! ¹⁸ I count them; they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee. ¹⁹ Surely thou will kill the wicked, O God. Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. ²⁰ For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take it in vain. ²¹ Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate thee? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against thee? ²² I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies. ²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts, ²⁴ and see if there is any wicked way in me. And lead me in the way everlasting. ¹⁴⁰ ¹ Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man, ² and men who devise mischievous things in their heart. They gather themselves continually together for war. ³ They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent. Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. ⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of a wicked man. Preserve me from violent men, who have purposed to thrust aside my steps. ⁵ The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords. They have spread a net by the wayside. They have set snares for me. Selah. ⁶ I said to LORD, Thou are my God. Give ear to the voice of my supplications, O LORD. ⁷ O LORD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou have covered my head in the day of battle. ⁸ Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked man. Do not further his evil device. They exalt themselves. Selah. ⁹ As for the head of those who encompass me around, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. ¹⁰ Let burning coals fall upon them. Let them be cast into the fire, into deep pits, from where they shall not rise. ¹¹ An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth. Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. ¹² I know that LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted man, and justice for the needy. ¹³ Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name. The upright shall dwell in thy presence. ¹⁴¹ ¹ LORD, I have called upon thee. Make haste to me. Give ear to my voice when I call to thee. ² Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. ³ Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips. ⁴ Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. And let me not eat of their dainties. ⁵ Let a righteous man smite me, as a kindness. And let him reprove me, as oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue. ⁶ Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. And they shall hear my words, for they are sweet. ⁷ Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. ⁸ For my eyes are to thee, O LORD the Lord. In thee do I take refuge. Leave not my soul destitute. ⁹ Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity. ¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass over. ¹⁴² ¹ I cry with my voice to LORD. With my voice to LORD I make supplication. ² I pour out my complaint before him. I show my trouble before him. ³ When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, thou knew my path. In the way in which I walk they have hidden a snare for me. ⁴ Look on my right hand, and see, for there is no man who knows me. Refuge has failed me. No man cares for my soul. ⁵ I cried to thee, O LORD. I said, Thou are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. ⁶ Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. ⁷ Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name. The righteous shall encompass me around, for thou will deal bountifully with me. ¹⁴³ ¹ Hear my prayer, O LORD. Give ear to my supplications. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. ² And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous. ³ For the enemy has persecuted my soul. He has smitten my life down to the ground. He has made me to dwell in dark places as those who have been long dead. ⁴ Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate. ⁵ I remember the days of old. I meditate on all thy doings. I muse on the work of thy hands. ⁶ I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul is as a weary land for thee. Selah. ⁷ Make haste to answer me, O LORD, my spirit fails. Hide not thy face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the pit. ⁸ Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do I trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to thee. ⁹ Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies. I flee to thee to hide me. ¹⁰ Teach me to do thy will, for thou are my God. Thy Spirit is good, lead me in the land of uprightness. ¹¹ Revive me, O LORD, for thy name's sake. In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. ¹² And in thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am thy servant. ¹⁴⁴ ¹ Blessed be LORD, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight, ² my loving kindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me. ³ LORD, what is man, that thou take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou make account of him? ⁴ Man is like vanity. His days are as a shadow that passes away. ⁵ Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. ⁶ Cast forth lightning, and scatter them. Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them. ⁷ Stretch forth thy hand from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens, ⁸ whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. ⁹ I will sing a new song to thee, O God. Upon a psaltery of ten strings I will sing praises to thee. ¹⁰ Thou are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David his servant from the hurtful sword. ¹¹ Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. ¹² That our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, and our daughters as cornerstones hewn according to the fashion of a palace, ¹³ our garners are full, affording all manner of store, our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields, ¹⁴ our oxen are well laden, no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets, ¹⁵ blessed are the people who are in such a case. Blessed are the people whose God is LORD. ¹⁴⁵ ¹ I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name forever and ever. ² Every day I will bless thee, and I will praise thy name forever and ever. ³ Great is LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. ⁴ One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. ⁵ I will meditate on the glorious majesty of thine honor, and of thy wondrous works. ⁶ And men shall speak of the might of thy fearful acts, and I will declare thy greatness. ⁷ They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. ⁸ LORD is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness. ⁹ LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works. ¹⁰ All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O LORD, and thy sanctified shall bless thee. ¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power, ¹² to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. ¹³ Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion is throughout all generations. ¹⁴ LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. ¹⁵ The eyes of all wait for thee, and thou give them their food in due season. ¹⁶ Thou open thy hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. ¹⁷ LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. ¹⁸ LORD is near to all those who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. ¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them. ²⁰ LORD preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked. ²¹ My mouth shall speak the praise of LORD. And let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. ¹⁴⁶ ¹ Praise ye LORD. Praise LORD, O my soul. ² While I live I will praise LORD. I will sing praises to my God while I have any being. ³ Put not your trust in rulers, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. ⁴ His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth. In that very day his thoughts perish. ⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in LORD his God, ⁶ who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps truth forever, ⁷ who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. LORD releases the prisoners. ⁸ LORD opens the eyes of the blind. LORD raises up those who are bowed down. LORD loves the righteous. ⁹ LORD preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow. But the way of the wicked he turns upside down. ¹⁰ LORD will reign forever, thy God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise ye LORD. ¹⁴⁷ ¹ Praise ye LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God. For it is pleasant, and praise is comely. ² LORD builds up Jerusalem. He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. ³ He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. ⁴ He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by names. ⁵ Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite. ⁶ LORD upholds the meek. He brings the wicked down to the ground. ⁷ Sing to LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises upon the harp to our God, ⁸ who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains. ⁹ He gives to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. ¹⁰ He does not delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. ¹¹ LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness. ¹² Praise LORD, O Jerusalem. Praise thy God, O Zion. ¹³ For he has strengthened the bars of thy gates. He has blessed thy sons within thee. ¹⁴ He makes peace in thy borders. He fills thee with the finest of the wheat. ¹⁵ He sends out his commandment upon earth. His word runs very swiftly. ¹⁶ He gives snow like wool. He scatters the hoar-frost like ashes. ¹⁷ He casts forth his ice like morsels. Who can stand before his cold? ¹⁸ He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow. ¹⁹ He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel. ²⁰ He has not dealt so with any nation. And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye LORD. ¹⁴⁸ ¹ Praise ye LORD. Praise ye LORD from the heavens. Praise him in the heights. ² Praise ye him, all his agents. Praise ye him, all his host. ³ Praise ye him, sun and moon. Praise him, all ye stars of light. ⁴ Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the heavens. ⁵ Let them praise the name of LORD. For he commanded, and they were created. ⁶ He has also established them forever and ever. He has made a decree which shall not pass away. ⁷ Praise LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps, ⁸ fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind, fulfilling his word, ⁹ mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, ¹⁰ beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds, ¹¹ kings of the earth and all peoples, rulers and all judges of the earth, ¹² both young men and virgins, old men and sons. ¹³ Let them praise the name of LORD, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens. ¹⁴ And he has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his sanctified, even of the sons of Israel, a people near to him. Praise ye LORD. ¹⁴⁹ ¹ Praise ye LORD. Sing to LORD a new song, and his praise in the assembly of the sanctified. ² Let Israel rejoice in him who made him. Let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King. ³ Let them praise his name in the dance. Let them sing praises to him with timbrel and harp. ⁴ For LORD takes pleasure in his people. He will beautify the meek with salvation. ⁵ Let the sanctified exult in glory. Let them sing for joy upon their beds. ⁶ The high praises of God are in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand ⁷ to execute vengeance upon the nations, and punishments upon the peoples, ⁸ to bind their kings with chains, and their ranking men with fetters of iron, ⁹ to execute upon them the judgment written. All his sanctified have this honor. Praise ye LORD. ¹⁵⁰ ¹ Praise ye LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in the firmament of his power. ² Praise him for his mighty acts. Praise him according to his excellent greatness. ³ Praise him with trumpet sound. Praise him with psaltery and harp. ⁴ Praise him with timbrel and dance. Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. ⁵ Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with high sounding cymbals. ⁶ Let everything that has breath praise LORD. Praise ye LORD.