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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.

Psalm 145[a]

A psalm of praise of David.

I will exalt you, my God and King,
    and praise your name forever and ever.
I will praise you every day;
    yes, I will praise you forever.
Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
    No one can measure his greatness.

Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts;
    let them proclaim your power.
I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor
    and your wonderful miracles.
Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue;
    I will proclaim your greatness.
Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness;
    they will sing with joy about your righteousness.

The Lord is merciful and compassionate,
    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
The Lord is good to everyone.
    He showers compassion on all his creation.
10 All of your works will thank you, Lord,
    and your faithful followers will praise you.
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom;
    they will give examples of your power.
12 They will tell about your mighty deeds
    and about the majesty and glory of your reign.
13 For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
    You rule throughout all generations.

The Lord always keeps his promises;
    he is gracious in all he does.[b]
14 The Lord helps the fallen
    and lifts those bent beneath their loads.
15 The eyes of all look to you in hope;
    you give them their food as they need it.
16 When you open your hand,
    you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
    he is filled with kindness.
18 The Lord is close to all who call on him,
    yes, to all who call on him in truth.
19 He grants the desires of those who fear him;
    he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
20 The Lord protects all those who love him,
    but he destroys the wicked.

21 I will praise the Lord,
    and may everyone on earth bless his holy name
    forever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. 145 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse (including 13b) begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. 145:13 As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek and Syriac versions; the Masoretic Text lacks the final two lines of this verse.