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Psalm 145-146
New King James Version
Psalm 145-146
New King James Version
A Song of God’s Majesty and Love
(A)A Praise of David.
145 I will [a]extol You, my God, O King;
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3 (B)Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
And (C)His greatness is [b]unsearchable.
4 (D)One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
5 [c]I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And [d]on Your wondrous works.
6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,
And I will declare Your greatness.
7 They shall [e]utter the memory of Your great goodness,
And shall sing of Your righteousness.
8 (E)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 (F)The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.
10 (G)All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,
And Your saints shall bless You.
11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your power,
12 To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
13 (H)Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all [f]generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
And (I)raises up all who are bowed down.
15 (J)The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And (K)You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
(L)And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways,
Gracious in all His works.
18 (M)The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him (N)in truth.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.
20 (O)The Lord preserves all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh shall bless His holy name
Forever and ever.
The Happiness of Those Whose Help Is the Lord
146 Praise[g] the Lord!
(P)Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 (Q)While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 (R)Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in [h]a son of man, in whom there is no [i]help.
4 (S)His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day (T)his plans perish.
5 (U)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 (V)Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
7 (W)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
(X)Who gives food to the hungry.
(Y)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 (Z)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
(AA)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
9 (AB)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
(AC)But the way of the wicked He [j]turns upside down.
10 (AD)The Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 145:1 praise
- Psalm 145:3 Beyond our understanding
- Psalm 145:5 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. They
- Psalm 145:5 Lit. on the words of Your wondrous works
- Psalm 145:7 eagerly utter, lit. bubble forth
- Psalm 145:13 So with MT, Tg.; DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. add The Lord is faithful in all His words, And holy in all His works
- Psalm 146:1 Heb. Hallelujah
- Psalm 146:3 A human being
- Psalm 146:3 salvation
- Psalm 146:9 Lit. makes crooked
Psalm 145-146
New International Version
Psalm 145-146
New International Version
Psalm 145[a]
A psalm of praise. Of David.
1 I will exalt you,(A) my God the King;(B)
I will praise your name(C) for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise(D) you
and extol your name(E) for ever and ever.
3 Great(F) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(G)
his greatness no one can fathom.(H)
4 One generation(I) commends your works to another;
they tell(J) of your mighty acts.(K)
5 They speak of the glorious splendor(L) of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[b](M)
6 They tell(N) of the power of your awesome works—(O)
and I will proclaim(P) your great deeds.(Q)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness(R)
and joyfully sing(S) of your righteousness.(T)
9 The Lord is good(W) to all;
he has compassion(X) on all he has made.
10 All your works praise you,(Y) Lord;
your faithful people extol(Z) you.(AA)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom(AB)
and speak of your might,(AC)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts(AD)
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.(AE)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,(AF)
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The Lord is trustworthy(AG) in all he promises(AH)
and faithful in all he does.[c]
14 The Lord upholds(AI) all who fall
and lifts up all(AJ) who are bowed down.(AK)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food(AL) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires(AM) of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous(AN) in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.(AO)
18 The Lord is near(AP) to all who call on him,(AQ)
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires(AR) of those who fear him;(AS)
he hears their cry(AT) and saves them.(AU)
20 The Lord watches over(AV) all who love him,(AW)
but all the wicked he will destroy.(AX)
21 My mouth will speak(AY) in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature(AZ) praise his holy name(BA)
for ever and ever.
Psalm 146
1 Praise the Lord.[d]
Praise the Lord,(BB) my soul.
2 I will praise the Lord all my life;(BC)
I will sing praise(BD) to my God as long as I live.(BE)
3 Do not put your trust in princes,(BF)
in human beings,(BG) who cannot save.
4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(BH)
on that very day their plans come to nothing.(BI)
5 Blessed are those(BJ) whose help(BK) is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven(BL) and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful(BM) forever.
7 He upholds(BN) the cause of the oppressed(BO)
and gives food to the hungry.(BP)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(BQ)
8 the Lord gives sight(BR) to the blind,(BS)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(BT)
the Lord loves the righteous.(BU)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner(BV)
and sustains the fatherless(BW) and the widow,(BX)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
10 The Lord reigns(BY) forever,
your God, O Zion, for all generations.
Praise the Lord.
Footnotes
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Psalm 146:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verse 10
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