Psalms 145

The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

1 I will ^aexalt You, ^bmy God, the King,
And I will ^cbless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will ^dpraise Your name forever and ever.
3 ^eGreat is the Lord, and highly to be praised;
And His ^fgreatness is unsearchable.
4 One ^ggeneration will praise Your works to another,
And will declare Your mighty acts.
5 On the ^hglorious ▼

▼Or majesty of Your splendor

splendor of Your majesty
And ^jon Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
6 People will speak of the ▼

▼Or strength

power of Your ^lawesome acts,
And I will ^mtell of Your greatness.
7 They will burst forth ▼

▼Lit the mention of

in speaking of Your ^oabundant goodness,
And will ^pshout joyfully of Your righteousness.

8 The Lord is ^qgracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
9 The Lord is ^rgood to all,
And His ^smercies are over all His works.
10 ^tAll Your works will give thanks to You, Lord,
And Your ^ugodly ones will bless You.
11 They will speak of the ^vglory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your might,
12 To ^wmake known to the sons of mankind ▼

▼Lit His

Your mighty acts,
And the ^yglory of the majesty of ▼

▼Lit His

Your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is ▼

▼Lit a kingdom of all ages

an ^abeverlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
▼

▼The Lord...His works in LXX (cf. DSS); not found in MT

The Lord is faithful in His words,
And holy in all His works.

14 The Lord ^adsupports all who fall,
And ^aeraises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all ▼

▼Lit wait; or hope for

look to You,
And You ^aggive them their food in due time.
16 You ^ahopen Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is ^airighteous in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
18 The Lord is ^ajnear to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him ^akin truth.
19 He will ^alfulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also ^amhear their cry for help and save them.
20 The Lord ^anwatches over all who love Him,
But He will destroy all the ^aowicked.
21 My ^apmouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And ^aqall flesh will ^arbless His holy name forever and ever.