< Psalms 145 >
1 Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for 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 do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.
Every day will I bless thee, And praise thy name for ever 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; Yea, his greatness is unsearchable.
4 Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.
One generation shall praise thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty deeds.
5 The honour — the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.
I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, And of thy wonderful works.
6 And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.
Men shall speak of the might of thy terrible deeds, And I will declare thy greatness;
7 The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.
They shall pour forth the praise of thy great good And sing of thy righteousness.
8 Gracious and merciful [is] Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion, Slow to anger, and rich in mercy.
9 Good [is] Jehovah to all, And His mercies [are] over all His works.
The LORD is good to all. And his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.
All thy works praise thee, O LORD! And thy holy ones bless thee!
11 The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And [of] Thy might they speak,
They speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power;
12 To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the 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] a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion [is] in all generations.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all that 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 wait upon thee, And thou givest them their food in due season;
16 Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.
Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest 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 merciful in all his works.
18 Near [is] Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.
The LORD is nigh to all that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.
19 The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; He heareth their cry, and saveth them.
20 Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.
The LORD preserveth all that 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 shall speak the praise of the LORD; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever!