Psalm 138

Chant Psalter

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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- | 3 kindness and | truth, ||

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 ||

for they have | heard the | 3 words of thy | mouth. ||

5 Yea, they shall sing in the | ways • of the | Lord ||

that | great • is the | glory • of the | Lord. ||

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, | 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 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. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||