Psalms 145

1 I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever 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 thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever 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: and of his greatness there is no end.

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

4 Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

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

5 They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.

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

6 And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.

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

7 They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.

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

8 The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.

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

9 The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

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

10 Let all thy works, O lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.

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

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:

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

12 To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.

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

13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words: and holy in all his works.

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

14 The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.

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

15 The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.

The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

16 Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.

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

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

YHWH is righteous in all his ways, and faithful in all his deeds.

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.

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

19 He will do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, and save them.

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

20 The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.

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

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless thy holy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

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