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 song of praise. Of David. I will exalt you, my God, O king: I will praise your name for ever and ever.

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

I will bless you every day: I will praise your name for ever and ever.

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

Great is the Lord and worthy all praise, his greatness is unsearchable.

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

One age to another shall praise your deeds, declaring the mighty things you have done.

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

Of your glorious majesty they shall tell, and I will muse of your many wonders.

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

Of the might of your terrible acts they shall speak, and the tale of your great deeds I will tell.

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

The fame of your abundant goodness and righteousness they shall pour forth in song.

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

The Lord is full of grace and pity, patient and rich in loving-kindness.

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

The Lord is good to all the world, and his pity is over all things that he made.

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

All your works give you thanks, O Lord, and you are blessed of those who love you.

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

They shall speak of your glorious kingdom, and of your might shall they discourse,

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

making known to all his mighty acts, and the glorious 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.

Yours is a kingdom that lives through all ages: through all generations extends your dominion.

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

The Lord upholds all who fall; he lifts up all who are bowed down.

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

The eyes of all look in hope to you, and 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 fill with your favor all things that live.

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

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, gracious is he in all that he does.

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 who call him, to all who call upon him in truth.

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

He will fulfil the desires of those who fear him; he will hear their cry for help and save them.

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

The Lord is the keeper of all who love him, but all the wicked will he destroy.

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

My mouth will utter the praise of the Lord, and all life will bless his holy name for ever and ever.