{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":138,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/137","next":"psalms/139","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 I give You thanks with all my heart;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"before the gods I sing Your praises."}],"h":"A Thankful Heart","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I bow down toward Your holy temple"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and give thanks to Your name"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"You have exalted Your name"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and Your word above all else."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me [and] strengthened my soul.","f":["Or You emboldened me with strength in my soul"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"On the day I called, You answered me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You emboldened me [and] strengthened my soul."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when they hear the words of Your mouth."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They will sing of the ways of the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for the glory of the LORD is great."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Though the LORD is on high,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He attends to the lowly;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the proud He knows from afar."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"If I walk in the midst of trouble,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You preserve me from the anger of my foes;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"You extend Your hand,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and Your right hand saves me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":8,"t":"The LORD will fulfill [His purpose] for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever — do not abandon the works of Your hands.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The LORD will fulfill"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[His purpose] for me."},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"do not abandon the works of Your hands."}],"style":"indent1"}],"superscription":"Of David."}