< Psalms 145 >
1 A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3 Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
5 I will speak of the glorious splendour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
6 And they shall tell of the might of thy terrible acts; and thy great deeds will I declare.
They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
8 Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
9 Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.
The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
10 All thy works shall praise thee, Jehovah, and thy saints shall bless thee.
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
11 They shall tell of the glory of thy kingdom, and speak of thy power;
They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
12 To make known to the children of men his mighty acts, and the glorious splendour of his kingdom.
to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion is throughout all generations.
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.
14 Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that are bowed down.
The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their food in its season.
The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
16 Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kind in all his works.
The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
18 Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
19 He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
20 Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked will he destroy.
The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.