Psalms 145

1 I WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

“A hymn of praise by David.” I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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

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

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Great is the Lord, and greatly praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

One generation shall praise thy works to the other, and thy mighty acts shall they declare.

5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

On the majestic glory of thy excellence, and on thy wondrous deeds will I meditate.

6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

And of the might of thy terrible acts shall men converse: and thy greatness will I relate.

7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

The memorial of thy abundant goodness shall they loudly proclaim, and they shall sing joyfully of thy righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Gracious and merciful is the Lord, long-suffering, and great in kindness.

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

The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works.

10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

All thy works shall thank thee, O Lord; and thy pious servants shall bless thee.

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

Of the glory of thy kingdom shall they converse, and of thy might shall they speak:

12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eternities, and thy dominion [subsisteth] throughout all generations.

14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

The Lord upholdeth all who are falling, and raiseth up all those who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

The eyes of all wait hopefully upon thee, and thou givest them their food in its due season.

16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

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

Righteous is the Lord in all his ways, and beneficent in all his works.

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

The Lord is nigh unto all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The desire of those who fear him will he fulfill, and their cry will he hear, and save them.

20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

The Lord preserveth all those who love him; but all the wicked will he destroy.

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

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