{"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/web/psalms/138","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T02:23:16.811Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":138,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":137,"nextChapter":139,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great is Yahweh's glory."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch forth your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don't forsake the works of your own hands. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 138 (WEB)","markdown":"[Psalms 138](https://primebible.com/web/psalms/138)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/psalms/138 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}