Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Favor.
A Psalm
of David.
1 I will give You thanks with all my heart;
I sing praises to You before the [pagan] gods.
2 I will bow down [in worship] toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word together with Your name.
3 On the day I called, You answered me;
And You made me boldandconfident with [renewed] strength in my life.
4 All the kings of the land will give thanksandpraise You, O Lord,
When they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].
5 Yes, they will sing of the ways of the Lord[joyfully celebrating His wonderful acts],
For great is the gloryandmajesty of the Lord.
6 Though the Lordis exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proudandhaughty He knows from a distance.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.
8 The Lordwill accomplish that which concerns me;
Your [unwavering] lovingkindness, O Lord, endures forever–
Do not abandon the works of Your own hands.