Psalms 145

1 A PRAISE [SONG] OF DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] I exalt You, my God, O king, And bless Your Name for all time and forever.

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 bless You, And praise Your Name for all time and forever.

Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

3 YHWH [is] great, and greatly praised, And there is no searching of His greatness.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

4 Generation to generation praises Your works, And they declare Your mighty acts.

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

5 The majesty, the glory of Your splendor, And the matters of Your wonders, I declare.

I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.

6 And they tell of the strength of Your fearful acts, And I recount Your greatness.

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

7 They send forth the memorial of the abundance of Your goodness. And they sing of Your righteousness.

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

8 YHWH [is] gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.

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

9 YHWH [is] good to all, And His mercies [are] over all His works.

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

10 O YHWH, all Your works confess You, And Your saints bless You.

All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your saints will extol you.

11 They tell of the glory of Your kingdom, And they speak of Your might,

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

12 To make His mighty acts known to sons of men, The glory of the majesty of His kingdom.

to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

13 Your kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages, And Your dominion [is] in all generations. [[YHWH [is] faithful in all His words, And kind in all His works.]]

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.

14 YHWH is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

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

15 The eyes of all look to You, And You are giving their food to them in its season,

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

16 Opening Your hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.

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

17 YHWH [is] righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

18 YHWH [is] near to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.

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

19 He does the desire of those fearing Him, And He hears their cry, and saves them.

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

20 YHWH preserves all those loving Him, And He destroys all the wicked.

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

21 My mouth speaks the praise of YHWH, And all flesh blesses His Holy Name, For all time and forever!

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