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 song of praise. Of David. I will exalt you, my God, O king: I will praise your name for ever and ever.

2 Every day I bless You, And praise Your Name for all time and forever.

I will bless you every day: I will praise your name for ever and ever.

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

Great is the Lord and worthy all praise, his greatness is unsearchable.

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

One age to another shall praise your deeds, declaring the mighty things you have done.

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

Of your glorious majesty they shall tell, and I will muse of your many wonders.

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

Of the might of your terrible acts they shall speak, and the tale of your great deeds I will tell.

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

The fame of your abundant goodness and righteousness they shall pour forth in song.

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

The Lord is full of grace and pity, patient and rich in loving-kindness.

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

The Lord is good to all the world, and his pity is over all things that he made.

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

All your works give you thanks, O Lord, and you are blessed of those who love you.

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

They shall speak of your glorious kingdom, and of your might shall they discourse,

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

making known to all his mighty acts, and the glorious 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.]]

Yours is a kingdom that lives through all ages: through all generations extends your dominion.

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

The Lord upholds all who fall; he lifts up all 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 look in hope to you, and you give them their food in due season.

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

You yourself open your hand, and fill with your favor all things that live.

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

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, gracious is he in all that he does.

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

The Lord is near to all who call him, to all who call upon him in truth.

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

He will fulfil the desires of those who fear him; he will hear their cry for help and save them.

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

The Lord is the keeper of all who love him, but all the wicked will he destroy.

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

My mouth will utter the praise of the Lord, and all life will bless his holy name for ever and ever.