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Psalm 9

God’s Power and Justice

To the leader: according to Muth-labben. A Psalm of David.

[a]I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
    I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.1 Psalms 9–10 were originally one psalm, as in the Greek and Latin traditions. In Hebrew, Psalms 9–10 formed an acrostic.

12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
    and I will glorify your name forever.

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24 Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous works among all the peoples.

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Psalm 145

The Greatness and the Goodness of God

Praise. Of David.

I will extol you, my God and King,
    and bless your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you
    and praise your name forever and ever.(A)
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
    his greatness is unsearchable.(B)

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Psalm 111

Praise for God’s Wonderful Works

Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
    in the company of the upright, in the congregation.(A)

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Psalm 103

Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness

Of David.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name.(A)
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and do not forget all his benefits—

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Psalm 146

Praise for God’s Help

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!(A)
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
    I will sing praises to my God all my life long.(B)

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singing aloud a song of thanksgiving
    and telling all your wondrous deeds.(A)

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15 Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.(A)

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21     the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.(A)

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17 I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness
    and sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.(A)

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12 Remember the wonderful works he has done,
    his miracles and the judgments he uttered,(A)

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Psalm 138

Thanksgiving and Praise

Of David.

I give you thanks, O Lord,[a] with my whole heart;
    before the gods I sing your praise;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 138.1 Q mss Gk: MT lacks O Lord

15 O Lord, open my lips,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.(A)

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And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:

“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
    King of the nations![a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 15.3 Other ancient authorities read the ages

They sing a new song:

“You are worthy to take the scroll
    and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
    saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)
10 you have made them a kingdom and priests serving[b] our God,
    and they will reign[c] on earth.”(B)

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,(C) 12 singing with full voice,

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea and all that is in them, singing,

“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might
forever and ever!”(D)

14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

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Footnotes

  1. 5.9 Gk ransomed for God from
  2. 5.10 Gk priests to
  3. 5.10 Other ancient authorities read they reign

27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.”(A)

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Thanksgiving and Praise

12 You will say on that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
    for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
    and you comforted me.(A)

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David’s Praise to God

10 Then David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly; David said, “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.(A) 12 Riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all.(B) 13 And now, our God, we give thanks to you and praise your glorious name.

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A multitude of camels shall cover you,
    the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
    all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense
    and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.(A)

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Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord
    or declare all his praise?(A)

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Psalm 34

Praise for Deliverance from Trouble

Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

I will bless the Lord at all times;
    his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the humble hear and be glad.(A)
O magnify the Lord with me,
    and let us exalt his name together.(B)

I sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.(C)

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14 so that I may recount all your praises
    and, in the gates of daughter Zion,
    rejoice in your deliverance.(A)

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