Psalm 145

Praising God’s Greatness

A Davidic hymn.

I[a] exalt You, my God the King,
and praise Your name forever and ever.(A)
I will praise You every day;
I will honor Your name forever and ever.(B)

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;(C)
His greatness is unsearchable.(D)
One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts.(E)
I[b] will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty
and[c] Your wonderful works.(F)
They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness.[d](G)
They will give a testimony of Your great goodness
and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:1 The lines of this poem form an acrostic.
  2. Psalm 145:5 LXX, Syr read They
  3. Psalm 145:5 LXX, Syr read and they will tell of
  4. Psalm 145:6 Alt Hb tradition, Jer read great deeds

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