{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/138","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:12:49.786Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":138,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":137,"nextChapter":139,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah; For great is the glory of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me; Thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 138 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 138](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/138)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/138 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}