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Yahweh’s Greatness Is Unsearchable

A Praise of David.

Aleph

145 I will (A)exalt You, (B)my God, O King,
And I will (C)bless Your name forever and ever.

Beth

Every day I will bless You,
And I will (D)praise Your name forever and ever.

Gimel

(E)Great is Yahweh, and highly to be praised,
And His (F)greatness is unsearchable.

Daleth

One (G)generation shall laud Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty deeds.

He

On the (H)glorious [a]splendor of Your majesty
And (I)on the words of Your wondrous deeds, I will muse.

Vav

Men shall speak of the strength of Your [b](J)fearsome acts,
And I will (K)recount Your greatness.

Zayin

They shall pour forth the memory of Your (L)abundant goodness
And will (M)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

Heth

Yahweh is (N)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

Teth

Yahweh is (O)good to all,
And His (P)compassions are over all His works.

Yodh

10 (Q)All Your works, O Yahweh, shall give thanks to You,
And Your (R)holy ones shall bless You.

Kaph

11 They shall speak of the (S)glory of Your kingdom
And talk of Your might;

Lamedh

12 To (T)make known to the sons of men His mighty deeds
And the (U)glory of the majesty of His kingdom.

Mem

13 Your kingdom is [c]an (V)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures from generation to every generation.

Samekh

14 Yahweh (W)sustains all who fall
And (X)raises up all who are bowed down.

Ayin

15 The eyes of all wait on You,
And You (Y)give them their food in due time.

Pe

16 You (Z)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Tsadhe

17 Yahweh is (AA)righteous in all His ways
And holy in all His works.

Qoph

18 Yahweh is (AB)near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him (AC)in truth.

Resh

19 He will (AD)work out the desire of those who fear Him;
He will (AE)hear their cry for help and He will save them.

Shin

20 Yahweh (AF)keeps all who love Him,
But all the (AG)wicked He will destroy.

Tav

21 My (AH)mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh,
And (AI)all flesh will (AJ)bless His holy name forever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:5 Or majesty of Your splendor
  2. Psalm 145:6 Or awesome
  3. Psalm 145:13 Lit a kingdom of all ages

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