Parallel Bible results for "Psalms 138"

Psalms 138

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1 Lord, I will thank you with all my heart; I will sing to you before the gods.
1 I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
2 I will bow down facing your holy Temple, and I will thank you for your love and loyalty. You have made your name and your word greater than anything.
2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.
3 On the day I called to you, you answered me. You made me strong and brave.
3 When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.
4 Lord, let all the kings of the earth praise you when they hear the words you speak.
4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, LORD, when they hear what you have decreed.
5 They will sing about what the Lord has done, because the Lord's glory is great.
5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
6 Though the Lord is supreme, he takes care of those who are humble, but he stays away from the proud.
6 Though the LORD is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.
7 Lord, even when I have trouble all around me, you will keep me alive. When my enemies are angry, you will reach down and save me by your power.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me.
8 Lord, you do everything for me. Lord, your love continues forever. Do not leave us, whom you made.
8 The LORD will vindicate me; your love, LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
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