Psalm 145
145
Great Is the Lord
# 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet A Song of Praise. Of David.
1 #
Ps. 99:5, 9 I will extol you, my God and #Ps. 98:6King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
2Every day I will bless you
# [Ps. 146:2] and praise your name forever and ever.
3 #
Ps. 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and his #Job 5:9; [Isa. 40:28]greatness is unsearchable.
4 #
Isa. 38:19
One generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
5On #ver. 12the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6They shall speak of #[Ps. 78:4]the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
7They shall pour forth the fame of your #Isa. 63:7abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
8The Lord is #See Ps. 86:5, 15gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9The Lord is #See Ps. 100:5good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
10 # [Ps. 19:1; 103:22] All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
and all your #[Ps. 132:9, 16]saints shall bless you!
11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your power,
12to #Ps. 105:1 make known to the children of man your#145:12 Hebrew his; also next line #ver. 4; Ps. 150:2; Deut. 3:24 mighty deeds,
and #ver. 5the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 # See Ps. 10:16 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[The Lord is faithful in all his words
and kind in all his works.]#145:13 These two lines are supplied by one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac (compare Dead Sea Scroll)
14The Lord #[Ps. 37:17, 24] upholds all who are falling
and #Ps. 146:8raises up all who are bowed down.
15The eyes of all #Ps. 104:27look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.
16You #Ps. 104:28 open your hand;
you #[Ps. 104:21; 147:8]satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17The Lord is #See Ps. 116:5 righteous in all his ways
and #Ps. 18:25; Jer. 3:12kind in all his works.
18The Lord is #[Ps. 34:18; 119:151; Deut. 4:7] near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him #John 4:23, 24in truth.
19He #Prov. 10:24; [John 9:31] fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also #Ps. 31:22hears their cry and saves them.
20The Lord #See Ps. 97:10preserves all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
21My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
and #[Ps. 150:6]let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
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Psalm 145
145
David's Psalm of praise.
א Aleph
1I will extol thee, my God, O King;
And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
ב Bet
2Every day will I bless thee;
And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
ג Gimel
3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
And his greatness is unsearchable.
ד Dalet
4One generation shall praise thy works to another,
And shall declare thy mighty acts.
ה He
5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty,
And of thy wondrous works.
ו Waw
6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts:
And I will declare thy greatness.
ז Zain
7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness,
And shall sing of thy righteousness.
ח Het
8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion;
Slow to anger, and of great mercy.
ט Tet
9The LORD is good to all:
And his tender mercies are over all his works.
י Yod
10All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD;
And thy saints shall bless thee.
כ Kaph
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,
And talk of thy power;
ל Lamed
12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
מ Mem
13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
ס Samek
14The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
ע Ain
15The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
פ Pe
16Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
צ Zade
17The LORD is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
ק Qoph
18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.
ר Resh
19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
ש Shin
20The LORD preserveth all them that love him:
But all the wicked will he destroy.
ת Taw
21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD:
And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
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