Psalms 145

1 The Praise of David himself. I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever.

David's [Psalm of] praise. I will exalt thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

2 Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever.

Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

3 The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness.

The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and there is no end to his greatness.

4 Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.

Generation after generation shall praise thy works, and tell of thy power.

5 They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders.

And they shall speak of the glorious majesty of thy holiness, and recount thy wonders.

6 And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness.

And they shall speak of the power of thy terrible [acts]; and recount thy greatness.

7 They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice.

They shall utter the memory of the abundance of thy goodness, and shall exult in thy righteousness.

8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.

The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long suffering, and abundant in mercy.

9 The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.

The Lord is good to those that wait [on him]; and his compassions are over all his works.

10 O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you.

Let all thy works, O Lord, give thanks to thee; and let thy saints bless thee.

11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power,

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy dominion;

12 so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.

to make known to the sons of men thy power, and the glorious majesty of thy kingdom.

13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endures] through all generations. The Lord is faithful in his words, and holy in all his works.

14 The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.

The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down.

15 O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest [them] their food in due season.

16 You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.

Thou openest thine hands, and fillest every living thing with pleasure.

17 The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

18 The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

The Lord is near to all that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

19 He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.

He will perform the desire of them that fear him: and he will hear their supplication, and save them.

20 The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners.

The Lord preserves all that love him: but all sinners he will utterly destroy.

21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.