Psa 145 | HCSB | STEP | A Davidic hymn . I . exalt You, my God the King , and praise Your name forever and ever .

Psalms 145

Praising God’s Greatness

1 A Davidic hymn.

I ^{▼▼The lines of this poem form an acrostic}. exalt You, my God the King,
and praise Your name forever and ever. ^b
2 I will praise You every day;
I will honor Your name forever and ever. ^c

3 ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh is great and is highly praised; ^e
His greatness is unsearchable. ^f
4 One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts. ^g
5 I ^{▼▼LXX, Syr read They} will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty
and ^{▼▼LXX, Syr read and they will tell of} Your wonderful works. ^j
6 They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,
and I will declare Your greatness. ^{▼▼Alt Hb tradition, Jer read great deeds
,} ^l
7 They will give a testimony of Your great goodness
and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. ^m

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and great in faithful love. ⁿ
9 The Lord is good to everyone; ^o
His compassion rests on all He has made. ^p
10 All You have made will thank You, Lord;
the ^{▼▼Lit Your} godly will praise You. ^r
11 They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom
and will declare Your might, ^s
12 informing all ^{▼▼people: Literally sons of man or sons of Adam}people of Your mighty acts
and of the glorious splendor of Your ^{▼▼LXX, Syr, Jer; MT reads His} kingdom. ^v
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
Your rule is for all generations. ^w
The Lord is faithful in all His words
and gracious in all His actions. ^{▼▼One Hb ms, DSS, LXX, Syr; some Hb mss omit The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His actions.
,} ^y

14 The Lord helps all who fall;
He raises up all who are oppressed. ^{▼▼Lit bowed down
,} ^aa
15 All eyes look to You,
and You give them their food at the proper time. ^ab
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing. ^ac

17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts. ^ad
18 The Lord is near all who call out to Him,
all who call out to Him with integrity. ^ae
19 He fulfills the desires of those who ^{▼▼fear(s) God or the Lord/ the fear of the Lord: No single English word conveys every aspect of the word fear in this phrase. The meaning includes worshipful submission, reverential awe, and obedient respect to the covenant-keeping God of Israel.}fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them. ^ag
20 The Lord guards all those who love Him,
but He destroys all the wicked. ^ah
21 My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever. ^ai