138
1 (Of Dovid)
I will thank Thee with my whole lev;
before the elohim will I sing praise unto Thee.
2 I will worship toward Thy Heikhal Kodesh,
and praise Shmecha (Thy Name)
for Thy chesed and for Thy emes;
for Thou hast magnified Thy Word
above Kol Shimcha (all Thy Name).*
3 In the day when I called out, Thou answeredst me,
and madest me bold with oz (strength) in my nefesh.
4 Kol Malchei Aretz shall praise Thee, Hashem,
when they hear the words of Thy mouth.
5 Yes, they shall sing of the Darkhei Hashem;
for gadol is the Kavod Hashem.
6 Though Hashem be on high,
yet He looks upon the lowly;
but the proud He knoweth from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of tzoros,
Thou wilt preserve me alive;
Thou shalt stretch forth Thine yad against the wrath of mine enemies,
and Thy Yamin (Right Hand) shall save me.
8 Hashem will fulfill that which concerneth me;
Thy chesed, O Hashem, endureth l'olam;
forsake not the works of Thine own yadayim.
* 138:2 Yn 1:1, 14