诗138:1 （大卫的诗。）我要一心称谢你，在诸 神面前歌颂你！
诗138:1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
诗138:2 我要向你的圣殿下拜，为你的慈爱和诚实称赞你的名；因你使你的话显为大，过于你所应许的（或作“超乎你的名声”）。
诗138:2 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.
诗138:3 我呼求的日子，你就应允我，鼓励我，使我心里有能力。
诗138:3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
诗138:4 耶和华啊，地上的君王都要称谢你，因他们听见了你口中的言语。
诗138:4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
诗138:5 他们要歌颂耶和华的作为，因耶和华大有荣耀。
诗138:5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD.
诗138:6 耶和华虽高，仍看顾低微的人；他却从远处看出骄傲的人。
诗138:6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
诗138:7 我虽行在患难中，你必将我救活；我的仇敌发怒，你必伸手抵挡他们，你的右手也必救我。
诗138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
诗138:8 耶和华必成全关乎我的事。耶和华啊，你的慈爱永远长存！求你不要离弃你手所造的。
诗138:8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.