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145 (0) Praise. By David:

(1) I will praise you to the heights, my God, the king;
I will bless your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you;
I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is Adonai and greatly to be praised;
his greatness is beyond all searching out.
Each generation will praise your works to the next
and proclaim your mighty acts.
I will meditate on the glorious splendor
of your majesty and on the story of your wonders.
People will speak of your awesome power,
and I will tell of your great deeds.
They will gush forth the fame of your abounding goodness,
and they will sing of your righteousness.
Adonai is merciful and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in grace.
Adonai is good to all;
his compassion rests on all his creatures.
10 All your creatures will thank you, Adonai,
and your faithful servants will bless you.
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingship,
and they will tell about your might;
12 to let everyone know of your mighty acts
and the glorious majesty of your kingship.
13 Your kingship is an everlasting kingship,
your reign continues through all generations.
14 Adonai supports all who fall
and lifts up all who are bent over.
15 The eyes of all are looking to you;
you give them their food at the right time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 Adonai is righteous in all his ways,
full of grace in all he does.
18 Adonai is close to all who call on him,
to all who sincerely call on him.
19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
20 Adonai protects all who love him,
but all the wicked he destroys.
21 My mouth will proclaim the praise of Adonai;
all people will bless his holy name forever and ever.

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)

The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in faithful love.(I)
The Lord is good to everyone;(J)
His compassion rests on all He has made.(K)
10 All You have made will thank You, Lord;
the[e] godly will praise You.(L)
11 They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom
and will declare Your might,(M)
12 informing all people of Your mighty acts
and of the glorious splendor of Your[f] kingdom.(N)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
Your rule is for all generations.(O)
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and gracious in all His actions.[g](P)

14 The Lord helps all who fall;
He raises up all who are oppressed.[h](Q)
15 All eyes look to You,
and You give them their food at the proper time.(R)
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.(S)

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts.(T)
18 The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity.(U)
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.(V)
20 The Lord guards all those who love Him,
but He destroys all the wicked.(W)
21 My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever.(X)

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
  5. Psalm 145:10 Lit Your
  6. Psalm 145:12 LXX, Syr, Jer; MT reads His
  7. Psalm 145:13 One Hb ms, DSS, LXX, Syr; some Hb mss omit The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His actions.
  8. Psalm 145:14 Lit bowed down

A Song of God’s Majesty and Love

A praise of David.[a]

145 I will exalt you, my God, O king,
and I will bless[b] your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
Great is Yahweh, and very worthy of praise,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
One generation will laud your works to another,
and will declare your mighty deeds.
On the splendor of the glory of your majesty,
and on your wonderful deeds, I will meditate.
And they will speak of the power of your awesome deeds,[c]
and I will tell of your greatness.[d]
They will utter [e] the renown of your abundant goodness,
and they will proclaim with joy your righteousness.
Yahweh is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger[f] and great in loyal love.
Yahweh is good to all,
and his mercies are over all his works.
10 All your works will praise you, O Yahweh,
and your faithful ones will bless[g] you.
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,
and talk of your power,
12 to make known to the children of humankind his mighty deeds,
and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.[h]
14 Yahweh upholds all who are falling,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look hopefully to you,
and you give them their food in due time,
16 opening your hand,
and satisfying the desire of every living creature.
17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways,
and loyal in all his works.
18 Yahweh is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.
20 Yahweh protects all those who love him,
but all the wicked he will exterminate.
21 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh,
and all flesh will bless his holy name
forever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 145:1 That is, praise; here and v. 2
  3. Psalm 145:6 That is, deeds that evoke a fearful reverence
  4. Psalm 145:6 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
  5. Psalm 145:7 Hebrew “pour forth”
  6. Psalm 145:8 Literally “long of nostrils”
  7. Psalm 145:10 That is, praise
  8. Psalm 145:13 Literally “for a generation and a generation”

Psalm 145[a]

A song of praise by David.

I will highly praise you, my Elohim, the Melek.
    I will bless your name forever and ever.
I will bless you every day.
    I will praise your name forever and ever.

Yahweh is great, and he should be highly praised.
    His greatness is unsearchable.
One generation will praise your deeds to the next.
    Each generation will talk about your mighty acts.
I will think about the glorious honor of your majesty
    and the miraculous things you have done.
People will talk about the power of your terrifying deeds,
    and I will tell about your greatness.
They will announce what they remember of your great goodness,
    and they will joyfully sing about your righteousness.
Yahweh is merciful, compassionate, patient,
    and always ready to forgive.
Yahweh is good to everyone
    and has compassion for everything that he has made.
10 Everything that you have made will give thanks to you, O Yahweh,
    and your faithful ones will praise you.
11 Everyone will talk about the glory of your kingdom
    and will tell the descendants of Adam about your might
12 in order to make known your mighty deeds
    and the glorious honor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
    Your empire endures throughout every generation.

14 Yahweh supports everyone who falls.
    He straightens the backs of those who are bent over.
15 The eyes of all creatures look to you,
    and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 You open your hand,
    and you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 Yahweh is fair in all his ways
    and faithful in everything he does.
18 Yahweh is near to everyone who prays to him,
    to every faithful person who prays to him.
19 He fills the needs of those who fear him.
    He hears their cries for help and saves them.
20 Yahweh protects everyone who loves him,
    but he will destroy all wicked people.

21 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh,
    and all living creatures will praise his holy name
        forever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:1 Psalm 145 is a poem in Hebrew alphabetical order.

A praise psalm by David.[a]

145 I will exalt you, my God, the King.
    I will praise your name forever and ever.
Every day I will praise you.
    I will extol your name forever and ever.
Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised!
    His greatness is unsearchable.
One generation will commend your works to another,
    and will declare your mighty acts.
I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor,
    on your wondrous works.
Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts.
    I will declare your greatness.
They will utter the memory of your great goodness,
    and will sing of your righteousness.
Yahweh is gracious, merciful,
    slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
Yahweh is good to all.
    His tender mercies are over all his works.
10 All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh.
    Your saints will extol you.
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,
    and talk about your power,
12 to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
    the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
    Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
Yahweh is faithful in all his words,
    and loving in all his deeds.[b]
14 Yahweh upholds all who fall,
    and raises up all those who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait for you.
    You give them their food in due season.
16 You open your hand,
    and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways,
    and gracious in all his works.
18 Yahweh is near to all those who call on him,
    to all who call on him in truth.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him.
    He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 Yahweh preserves all those who love him,
    but he will destroy all the wicked.
21 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh.
    Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. 145:0 This is an acrostic psalm, with every verse (including the second half of verse 13) starting with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. 145:13 Some manuscripts omit these last two lines.