Psalm 138

Ant. Despise not, * O Lord, the works of thine own hands.

I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart:

even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving kindness and truth:

for thou hast magnified thy Name and thy word above all things.

When I called upon thee, thou heardest me:

and enduedst my soul with much strength.

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord:

for they have heard the words of thy mouth.

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord:

that great is the glory of the Lord.

For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly:

as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me:

thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

The Lord shall make good his loving kindness toward me:

yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.

Ant. Despise not, * O Lord, the works of thine own hands.