Verse.........................

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.

-The Holy Bible, Psalm 138, King James Version