Psalms 145

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

“A song of praise. By David.” I will extol thee, my God, the King! I will praise 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 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 to be praised; Yea, 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 another, And shall declare thy mighty deeds.

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

I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, And of thy wonderful works.

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

Men shall speak of the might of thy terrible deeds, And I will declare thy greatness;

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

They shall pour forth the praise of thy great good And sing of thy righteousness.

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

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion, Slow to anger, and rich in mercy.

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

The LORD is good to all. And his tender mercies are over all his works.

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

All thy works praise thee, O LORD! And thy holy ones bless thee!

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

They speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power;

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 deeds, And the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

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

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

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

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all that 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 upon thee, And thou givest them their food in due season;

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

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

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

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, And merciful 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 to all that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.

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

He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; He heareth their cry, and saveth them.

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

The LORD preserveth all that love him; But all the wicked he will destroy.

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

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever!