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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Psalms 145
145
The Greatness and Goodness of God
1Praise. Of David.
I will extol you, my God and king;
I will bless your name forever and ever.
2Every day I will bless you;
I will praise your name forever and ever.#Ps 34:2.
3Great is the Lord and worthy of much praise,#Ps 48:2; 95:3; 96:4; Jb 36:26.
whose grandeur is beyond understanding.
4One generation praises your deeds to the next
and proclaims your mighty works.#Ps 22:31–32; 48:14–15; 71:18; 78:4; Ex 10:2; Dt 4:9.
5They speak of the splendor of your majestic glory,
tell of your wonderful deeds.#Ps 96:3; 105:2.
6They speak of the power of your awesome acts
and recount your great deeds.#Ps 66:3.
7They celebrate your abounding goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice.
8The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in mercy.#Ps 86:5, 15; 103:8; Ex 34:6; Sir 2:11.
9The Lord is good to all,
compassionate toward all your works.#Ps 103:13; Wis 11:24.
10All your works give you thanks, Lord
and your faithful bless you.#Dn 3:57.
11They speak of the glory of your reign
and tell of your mighty works,
12Making known to the sons of men your mighty acts,
the majestic glory of your rule.
13Your reign is a reign for all ages,
your dominion for all generations.#Ps 10:16; 102:13; 146:10; Lam 5:19; Dn 3:33; Rev 11:15.
The Lord is trustworthy in all his words,
and loving in all his works.
14The Lord supports all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.#Ps 94:18; 146:8.
15The eyes of all look hopefully to you;
you give them their food in due season.#Ps 136:25; 104:27–28; Mt 6:25–26.
16You open wide your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17The Lord is just in all his ways,
merciful in all his works.#Dt 32:4.
18The Lord is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.#Dt 4:7; Is 55:6; 58:9.
19He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.#Ps 34:18.
20The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he destroys.#Jgs 5:31.
21My mouth will speak the praises of the Lord;
all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
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