Psalms 138:1-2 in English

¹ A Psalm of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.

² I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

¹ For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me.

² Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising: thou understandest my thoughts long before.

¹ A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

² I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

¹ A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

² I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

¹ (139) For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, you have proved me, and known me.

² You know my down-sitting and my up-rising: you understand my thoughts long before.

¹ A Psalm of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.

² I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

¹ Yahweh, I thank you with all my inner being. I sing to praise you in front of the idols of false gods to ridicule/belittle them.

² I bow down while I look towards your sacred temple, and I thank you MTY because you faithfully love us and faithfully do all that you have promised. You have shown that both you MTY and what you have promised to do are greater than anything else.

¹ (139) For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, you have proved me, and known me.

² You know my down-sitting and my up-rising: you understand my thoughts long before.

¹ By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down towards your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ Of David. I will give you praise with all my heart: I will make melody to you before the gods.

² I will give worship before your holy Temple, praising your name for your mercy and for your unchanging faith: for you have made your word greater than all your name.

¹ A Psalm of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.

² I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

¹ Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me:

² Thou hast know my sitting down, and my rising up.

¹ A psalm of David. I thank you with my whole being; I sing your praises before the heavenly beings.

² I bow down before your holy Temple, and I am thankful because of who you are—for your trustworthy love and faithfulness—and for the fact that your promises are even greater than what people expect of you.

¹ A Psalme of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: euen before the gods will I praise thee.

² I will worship toward thine holy Temple and praise thy Name, because of thy louing kindenesse and for thy trueth: for thou hast magnified thy Name aboue all things by thy word.

¹ A Psalm of David. I will give Thee thanks with my whole heart, in the presence of the mighty will I sing praises unto Thee.

² I will bow down toward Thy holy temple, and give thanks unto Thy name for Thy mercy and for Thy truth; for Thou hast magnified Thy word above all Thy name.

¹ A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

² I will worship towards thy holy temple, And praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

¹ “By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before thee, O God, will I sing praise unto thee.

² I will bow myself down before thy holy temple, and I will thank thy name for thy kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified above all thy name thy promise.

¹ For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me.

² Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising: Thou understandest my thoughts long before.

¹ “A psalm of David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart; Before the gods will I sing praise to thee;

² I will worship toward thy holy temple, And praise thy name for thy goodness and thy truth; For thy promise thou hast magnified above all thy name!

¹ Of David. I will thank you, O Lord, with all my heart: in the sight of the gods I will sing your praise,

² and prostrate before your holy temple, will praise your name for your constant love, for you have exulted your promise above all.

¹ Of David. I will thank you, O Lord, with all my heart: in the sight of the gods I will sing your praise,

² and prostrate before your holy temple, will praise your name for your constant love, for you have exulted your promise above all.

¹ I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to with my whole heart. Before the deities, I will sing zahmar ·musical praise· to you.

² I will bow down toward your holy temple, and yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to your Name for your cheshed ·loving-kindness· and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ A psalm of David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your covenant faithfulness and for your trustworthiness. You have made your word and your name more important than anything else.

¹ By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down towards your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise to thee.

² I will worship towards thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

¹ By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

² I will bow down towards your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

¹ The psalm of David. Lord, I shall acknowledge to thee in all mine heart; for thou heardest the words of my mouth. My God, I shall sing to thee in the sight of angels;

² I shall worship toward thine holy temple, and I shall acknowledge to thy name. On thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast magnified thine holy name above all things.

¹ The psalm of David. Lord, I shall acknowledge to thee in all mine heart; for thou heardest the words of my mouth. My God, I shall sing to thee in the sight of angels; (A song by David. Lord, I shall praise thee with all my heart. My God, I shall sing praises to thee before the angels, or before the gods.)

² I shall worship to(ward) thine holy temple, and I shall acknowledge to thy name. On thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast magnified thine holy name above all thing. (I shall worship towards thy holy Temple, and I shall praise thy name; because of thy love, and thy faithfulness; for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all things.)

¹ By David. I confess Thee, with all my heart, Before the gods I do praise Thee.

² I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.