Psalm 138
1 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
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 for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and | praise thy | Name, ||
because of thy | loving- | 3 kindness and | truth; ||
3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy | word, a•bove | all things. ||
3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest me; * and en- | 3 duedst my | soul with • much | strength. ||
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
4 All the kings of the earth shall | praise • thee, O | Lord; ||
for they have | heard the | 3 words of thy | mouth. ||
5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.
5 Yea, they shall sing of the | ways • of the | Lord, ||
that | great • is the | glory • of the | Lord. ||
6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he re- | spect un•to the | lowly; ||
as for the proud, he be- | holdeth | them a•far | off. ||
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.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, | yet shalt • thou re- | fresh me; ||
thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine | enemies, • and thy | 3 right hand shall | save me. ||
8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
8 The Lord shall make good his loving- | kindness | toward me; ||
yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; * despise not then the | 3 works of thine | own | hands. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).