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Psalm 138 Psalm 138 BEDFORD (first form)  |  Same-Tune Hymns  |  Bible Passage Author: 1650 Scottish Psalter Musician: William Wheall, c. 1690-1727   Play MP3 • Click to listen to the music for this hymn.  1  Thee will I praise with all my heart,        I will sing praise to thee  2  Before the gods: And worship will        towàrd thy sanctuary.     I'll praise thy name, ev'n for thy truth,        and kindness of thy love;     For thou thy word hast magnified        all thy great name above.  3  Thou didst me answer in the day        when I to thee did cry;     And thou my fainting soul with strength        didst strengthen inwardly.  4  All kings upon the earth that are        shall give thee praise, O Lord;     When as they from thy mouth shall hear        thy true and faithful word.  5  Yea, in the righteous ways of God        with gladness they shall sing:     For great's the glory of the Lord,        who doth for ever reign.  6  Though God be high, yet he respects        all those that lowly be;     Whereas the proud and lofty ones        afar off knoweth he.  7  Though I in midst of trouble walk,        I life from thee shall have:     'Gainst my foes' wrath thou'lt stretch thine hand;        thy right hand shall me save.  8  Surely that which concerneth me        the Lord will perfect make:     Lord, still thy mercy lasts; do not        thine own hands' works forsake. OTHER HYMNS with the SAME TUNE: •   Psalm 18   · 1 Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength. 2 My... BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 ¶ I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. 6 ¶ Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 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. 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.