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

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)
One generation(I) commends your works to another;
    they tell(J) of your mighty acts.(K)
They speak of the glorious splendor(L) of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[b](M)
They tell(N) of the power of your awesome works—(O)
    and I will proclaim(P) your great deeds.(Q)
They celebrate your abundant goodness(R)
    and joyfully sing(S) of your righteousness.(T)

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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.
  2. Psalm 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate