Psalm 145- 1
- Psalm 145 A psalm of praise. Of David. [1]
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- I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
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- Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
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- Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
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- One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your mighty acts.
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- They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. [2]
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- They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds.
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- They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
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- The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
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- The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
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- All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you.
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- They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
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- so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
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- Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made. [3]
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- The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
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- The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
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- You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
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- The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
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- The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
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- He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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- The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
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- My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
- This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- [5] Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty and on your wonderful works I will meditate
- [13] One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.