Psalms 145

1 Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

2 Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.

Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

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

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

4 Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

5 The honour — the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.

the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

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

They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.

7 The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.

They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

8 Gracious and merciful [is] Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

9 Good [is] Jehovah to all, And His mercies [are] over all His works.

The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

10 Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.

All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

11 The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And [of] Thy might they speak,

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

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

to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

13 Thy kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion [is] in all generations.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.

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

The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,

The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.

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

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

17 Righteous [is] Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

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

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

19 The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

20 Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.

The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.

21 The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever!

My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.