Psalms 138
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
1Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me:
2I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
2Thou hast know my sitting down, and my rising up.
3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
3Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line thou hast searched out.
4All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
4And thou hast foreseen all my ways: for there is no speech in my tongue.
5They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
5Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.
6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
6Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot reach to it.
7If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy face?
8The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
8If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I descend into hell, thou art present.
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9If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea:
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10Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me.
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11And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures.
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12But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.
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13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother’s womb.
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14I will praise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: wonderful are thy works, and my soul knoweth right well.
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15My bone is not hidden from thee, which thou hast made in secret: and my substance in the lower parts of the earth.
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16Thy eyes did see my imperfect being, and in thy book all shall be written: days shall be formed, and no one in them.
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17But to me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honourable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened.
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18I will number them, and they shall be multiplied above the sand: I rose up and am still with thee.
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19If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: ye men of blood, depart from me:
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20Because you say in thought: They shall receive thy cities in vain.
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21Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated thee: and pine away because of thy enemies?
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22I have hated them with a perfect hatred: and they are become enemies to me.
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23Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and know my paths.
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24And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: and lead me in the eternal way.
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