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Psalms 138:1-6

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1 I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise;
1 I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.
2 I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
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, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
3 When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.
4 All the kings of the earth shall give you thanks, O LORD, for they have heard the words of your mouth,
4 May all the kings of the earth praise you, LORD, when they hear what you have decreed.
5 and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD.
5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
6 For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.
6 Though the LORD is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.
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