The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

145 I will (A)exalt You, (B)my God, the King,
And I will (C)bless Your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless You,
And I will (D)praise Your name forever and ever.
(E)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;
And His (F)greatness is unsearchable.

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Psalm 145[a]

A psalm of praise. Of David.

I will exalt you,(A) my God the King;(B)
    I will praise your name(C) for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise(D) you
    and extol your name(E) for ever and ever.

Great(F) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(G)
    his greatness no one can fathom.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

The Lord is (A)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
The Lord is (B)good to all,
And His (C)mercies are over all His works.
10 (D)All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord,
And Your (E)godly ones will bless You.
11 They will speak of the (F)glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your might,
12 To (G)make known to the sons of mankind [a]Your mighty acts,
And the (H)glory of the majesty of [b]Your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is [c]an (I)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[d]The Lord is faithful in His words,
And holy in all His works.

14 The Lord (J)supports all who fall,
And (K)raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all [e]look to You,
And You (L)give them their food in due time.
16 You (M)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is (N)righteous in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
18 The Lord is (O)near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him (P)in truth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:12 Lit His
  2. Psalm 145:12 Lit His
  3. Psalm 145:13 Lit a kingdom of all ages
  4. Psalm 145:13 The Lord...His works in LXX (cf. DSS); not found in MT
  5. Psalm 145:15 Lit wait; or hope for

The Lord is gracious and compassionate,(A)
    slow to anger and rich in love.(B)

The Lord is good(C) to all;
    he has compassion(D) on all he has made.
10 All your works praise you,(E) Lord;
    your faithful people extol(F) you.(G)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom(H)
    and speak of your might,(I)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts(J)
    and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.(K)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,(L)
    and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy(M) in all he promises(N)
    and faithful in all he does.[a]
14 The Lord upholds(O) all who fall
    and lifts up all(P) who are bowed down.(Q)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food(R) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires(S) of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous(T) in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.(U)
18 The Lord is near(V) to all who call on him,(W)
    to all who call on him in truth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.