{"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/dbt/psalms/138","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:31:47.568Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":138,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":137,"nextChapter":139,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{A Psalm of David.} I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness, and celebrate thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"In the day when I called thou answeredst me; thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"All the kings of the earth shall celebrate thee, Jehovah, when they have heard the words of thy mouth;"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And they shall sing in the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Jehovah will perfect what concerneth me: thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 138 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 138](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/138)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/138 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}