Psalm 138. Confitebor tibi.

1. I WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; *
   even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; *
   for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy word, above all things.
3. When I called upon thee, thou heardest me; *
   and enduedst my soul with much strength.
4. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord; *
   for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5. Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, *
   that great is the glory of the Lord.
6. For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; *
   as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; *
   thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8. The Lord shall make good his loving-kindness toward me; *
   yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.