1 I will give thee thanks with my whole heart. I will sing praises to thee before the gods.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth. For thou have magnified thy word above all thy name.
3 Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5 Yea, they shall sing of the ways of Jehovah, for great is the glory of Jehovah.
6 For though Jehovah is high, yet he has respect to the lowly. But he knows the haughty from afar.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou will revive me. Thou will stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will save me.
8 Jehovah will perfect that which concerns me. Thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, is forever. Forsake not the works of thine own hands.
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Today's Verse
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.
Verse Of The DayDavid closes with settled trust that "the LORD will perfect that which concerneth me," a promise captured directly in Psalms 138:8 and echoed by Philippians 1:6. Read more on the Psalms overview or continue to Psalms 139.
