Psalms 145

1 A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

[A praise psalm by David.] I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

2 Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. His greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

5 the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

Of the glorious splendor of your majesty they will speak, of your wondrous works, I will meditate.

6 They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.

Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

7 They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.

8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

The LORD is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

9 The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

The LORD is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

10 All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. And your faithful ones will bless you.

11 They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power;

12 to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

to make known to the descendants of Adam his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and gracious in all his deeds.

14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.

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.

You yourself open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and faithful in all his deeds.

18 The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

20 The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

The LORD preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

21 My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.

My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.