Psalms 145:1-21

  • Praising God, the great King

    • ‘I will declare God’s greatness’ (6)

    • “Jehovah is good to all” (9)

    • “Your loyal ones will praise you” (10)

    • God’s eternal kingship (13)

    • God’s hand satisfies all (16)

A praise of David. א [Aleph] 145  I will exalt you, O my God the King,+I will praise your name forever and ever.+ ב [Beth]  2  All day long I will praise you;+I will praise your name forever and ever.+ ג [Gimel]  3  Jehovah is great and most worthy of praise;+His greatness is unsearchable.*+ ד [Daleth]  4  Generation after generation will praise your works;They will tell about your mighty acts.+ ה [He]  5  Of the glorious splendor of your majesty they will speak+And on your wonderful works I will meditate. ו [Waw]  6  They will speak about your awe-inspiring deeds,*And I will declare your greatness. ז [Zayin]  7  They will bubble over as they recall your abundant goodness,+And they will shout joyfully because of your righteousness.+ ח [Heth]  8  Jehovah is compassionate* and merciful,+Slow to anger and great in loyal love.+ ט [Teth]  9  Jehovah is good to all,+And his mercy is evident in all his works. י [Yod] 10  All your works will glorify you, O Jehovah,+And your loyal ones will praise you.+ כ [Kaph] 11  They will proclaim the glory of your kingship+And speak about your mightiness,+ ל [Lamed] 12  To make known to men your mighty acts+And the glorious splendor of your kingship.+ מ [Mem] 13  Your kingship is an eternal kingship,And your dominion endures throughout all generations.+ ס [Samekh] 14  Jehovah supports all who are falling+And raises up all who are bowed down.+ ע [Ayin] 15  All eyes look hopefully to you;You give them their food in its season.+ פ [Pe] 16  You open your handAnd satisfy the desire of every living thing.+ צ [Tsade] 17  Jehovah is righteous in all his ways+And loyal in all that he does.+ ק [Qoph] 18  Jehovah is near to all those calling on him,+To all who call on him in truth.*+ ר [Resh] 19  He satisfies the desire of those who fear him;+He hears their cry for help, and he rescues them.+ ש [Shin] 20  Jehovah guards all those who love him,+But all the wicked he will annihilate.+ ת [Taw] 21  My mouth will declare the praise of Jehovah;+Let every living thing* praise his holy name forever and ever.+

Footnotes

Or “beyond understanding.”
Or “power.”
Or “gracious.”
Or “in sincerity.”
Lit., “all flesh.”