All the [a]kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord: for they have heard the words of thy mouth.

And they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord is great.

For the Lord is high, yet he beholdeth the lowly, but the proud he knoweth [b]afar off.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 138:4 All the world shall confess that thou hast wonderfully preserved me, and performed thy promise.
  2. Psalm 138:6 Distance of place cannot hinder God to show mercy to his, and to judge the wicked though they think that he is far off.

May all the kings of the earth(A) praise you, Lord,
    when they hear what you have decreed.
May they sing(B) of the ways of the Lord,
    for the glory of the Lord(C) is great.

Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly;(D)
    though lofty, he sees them(E) from afar.

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