{"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/erv/psalms/138","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T11:31:05.431Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","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 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 LORD, for they have heard the words of thy mouth."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Yea, they shall sing of the ways of the LORD; for great is the glory of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For though the LORD be 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 shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever; forsake not the works of thine own hands."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 138 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 138](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/138)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/138 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}